HR 36 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

ENCOURAGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN BIOSECURITY PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY.

This House Resolution (HR 36) encourages all counties in Hawaii to develop their own biosecurity plans focused on local invasive species threats. It does not create new laws but urges counties to prioritize their unique needs - such as climate, agriculture, or transportation risks - in creating these plans. The resolution also recommends counties collaborate with each other, the state Department of Agriculture, and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council. It is a non-binding recommendation, not a mandate.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

HR36 → HR36_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a standard House Resolution to a House Document format, with significant substantive changes to the resolution text. The most important change is that the resolution now explicitly directs counties to identify proposals for legislative changes at both state and county levels to promote their biosecurity efforts, whereas the original version only encouraged counties to establish their own plans. The resolution also maintains provisions for county collaboration and sharing findings with state agencies.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from merely encouraging counties to create biosecurity plans to explicitly requiring counties to identify and propose legislative changes at state and county levels to support their biosecurity initiatives.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for counties to identify proposals for legislative changes at state and county levels to promote their biosecurity efforts

TECHNICAL

Changed document format from House Resolution to House Document with updated header information and metadata

Reorganized text structure with different line breaks and formatting conventions while maintaining the same substantive content

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (3).

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1555) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Ward.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

11 primary · 1 co-sponsor