HB 2207 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Summary

Allows the use of certain monofilament netting for the protection of plants against invasive species. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules allowing the sale and distribution of fine mesh nets, including monofilament netting, in the State to protect plants from the coconut rhinoceros beetle. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Signed Jun 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2207_SD1 → HB2207_SD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated to transition from a first draft (SD1) to a second draft (SD2), primarily correcting formatting errors, fixing a future date to immediate effect, and refining the legislative findings to clarify the department's authority. The changes ensure the law can be implemented immediately to address coconut rhinoceros beetle threats rather than waiting until 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to allow the sale of fine mesh nets for plant protection against invasive species and establishing a government-industry working group, but the effective date was moved from July 1, 2050 to upon approval.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2050 to 'upon its approval' to allow immediate implementation.

REQUIREMENT

Legislative findings were edited to clarify that the department's authority to adopt rules for monofilament netting is not limited only to bird keeping, addressing concerns about coconut rhinoceros beetle interdiction.

TECHNICAL

Numerous formatting errors, including incorrect bill numbers, dates, and section headers, were corrected to align with standard legislative drafting.

DEFINITION

Minor text adjustments were made to the statutory language regarding the working group's duties and the department's responsibilities under government-industry agreements.

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

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

upper

May 1, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

upper

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118-26).

upper

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Matayoshi, Kusch, Kahaloa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kanuha, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 9:35AM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 33

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 664) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3159) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 378).

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 none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Quinlan.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

24 primary · 0 co-sponsors