SB 2562 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.

Summary

Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's animal or animals. Provides a violation for unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine is a misdemeanor subject to a fine of no more than $1,000, or imprisonment of no more than one year, or both. Clarifies that the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree does not apply to accepted veterinary practices when the practices are performed by a licensed veterinarian. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Last action Apr 22, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2024 · House Apr 3, 2024

How they voted

20–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2024

D Democratic23

20 Yea 3

86% Yea

R Republican2

2 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 4, 2024

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 530).

upper

Apr 3, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gates, Kila voting no (2) and Representative(s) Saiki, Todd, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 338) in amended form (SD 3).

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole, Lee). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Report filed.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Separated Committee Report.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 2 offered.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 1 offered.

upper

Feb 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Feb 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-28-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from AEN/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2666) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa.

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-24 9:10AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to AEN/CPN, JDC.

upper

Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors