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HI SB 874

enacted

RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 874 pass?

Yes. HI SB 874 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Act 066, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).

What is HI SB 874 about?

Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the pharmacy of the client's choosing. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Specifies that violators may be subject to disciplinary action by the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 874?

FUKUNAGA, CHANG, FEVELLA and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 874, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the pharmacy of the client's choosing. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Specifies that violators may be subject to disciplinary action by the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license. (CD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-05-29 — Act 066, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • INOUYEprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Act 066, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-29

    Act 066, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Grandinetti, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 45-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 45-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  15. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 764).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  17. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Fukunaga added as Co-Chair. Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair.

  18. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  21. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  23. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 607).

    introduction,receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  25. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2110-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-02

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Tam.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  32. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-25

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  36. 2026-03-12

    Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  38. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 141) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2910) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  40. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  41. 2026-02-26

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-20

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-02-03

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2101) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  44. 2026-02-03

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-28

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-01-23

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  47. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  48. 2025-01-23

    Referred to AEN, CPN.

    referral-committee

  49. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  50. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-01-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: not voting
    • Quinlan: not voting
    • Matsumoto: not voting

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-02 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting
    • Tam: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Chun: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Awa: yes

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