HB 1601 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.

Summary

Amends the amount and expending agency for a fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriation for the Hawaii Invasive Species Council from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1601_HD2 → HB1601_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from the House version (HD2) to the Senate version (SD1), primarily changing the bill's effective date from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050. This correction aligns the law with a realistic timeline for the Hawaii Invasive Species Council's funding and operations. Other changes include updating the bill's metadata, such as the author's name and template revision numbers, to reflect the Senate's processing.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on appropriating funds for the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, but the effective date correction ensures the law applies to the intended fiscal year (2026-2027) rather than a distant future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050, correcting a likely clerical error that would have delayed the law's implementation indefinitely.

TECHNICAL

The bill's metadata was updated to reflect the Senate version, including changing the author name to Finnley Brakke and updating the template revision number from 00004 to 00008.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3242) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2026

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, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte.

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:03PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN/WLA, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 249).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 716-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 4-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor