SB 548 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.

Summary

Appropriates funds for the Native Resources and Fire Protection Program and Hawaii Invasive Species Council to ensure their long-term viability and continue to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB548 → SB548_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version (SD1) is a technical revision of the original SB 548 that maintains the same core purpose of funding invasive species control efforts. The substantive policy content remains largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being formatting corrections, metadata updates, and a significant change to the effective date.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged - it continues to fund the Hawaii Invasive Species Council and Native Resources and Fire Protection Program.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2050, which appears to be a placeholder or error rather than an intentional policy change.

TECHNICAL

The appropriation amount field was blanked out in the revised version, removing the specific $4,250,000 figure that was in the original text.

Added metadata and system information including bill tracking numbers, timestamps, and file identifiers that were not present in the original version.

Corrected formatting issues throughout the document, including spacing, line breaks, and character encoding problems.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 572) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

8 primary · 1 co-sponsor