SCR 41 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

SCR 41 is a concurrent resolution encouraging Hawaii counties to develop their own biosecurity plans tailored to local needs. It does not create new laws but urges each county to prioritize its unique challenges with invasive species, such as habitat protection and agricultural impacts, through localized planning. The resolution specifically asks counties to collaborate with neighboring counties and state agencies like the Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Invasive Species Council. It applies directly to all Hawaii counties, with copies sent to county mayors and state officials. (This is a procedural resolution, not a binding bill.)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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SCR41 → SCR41_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured data format with metadata fields, while the core policy content was substantially modified. The most significant substantive change is in the resolution language, which now requires counties to identify proposals for legislative changes at both state and county levels to promote biosecurity, adding a new requirement for counties to propose specific legislative actions rather than just establishing plans.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to require counties to not only establish biosecurity plans but also identify specific legislative proposals at state and county levels to promote biosecurity, making the resolution more prescriptive about future legislative action.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for counties to identify proposals for legislative changes at state and county level to promote biosecurity in the resolution language

Changed transmission recipients from specific named officials to 'Mayor and Council Chair of each county' for broader coverage

TECHNICAL

Added extensive metadata fields including timestamps, document IDs, and formatting codes

Converted document from traditional legislative format to structured data format with metadata headers

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 717).

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2090), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 451) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1436) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 21, 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

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/AEN.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

8 primary · 1 co-sponsor