HB 719 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS.

Summary

Prohibits the sale, offer, possession with intent to sell, display, distribution, or trade of fur products in the State, with certain exceptions. Establishes civil penalties for violations. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

HB719 → HB719_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct a significant typo in the effective date, changing it from the year 3000 to 2025 so the law can actually take effect. Additionally, minor formatting and text cleanup changes were made to the bill title and section headers.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it still prohibits the sale and trade of animal fur products in Hawaii with specific exceptions.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the law was corrected from June 30, 3000, to June 30, 2025, fixing a major clerical error that would have delayed enforcement for thousands of years.

TECHNICAL

Minor text cleanup was performed, including removing redundant words in the section header and standardizing capitalization in the title.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 191) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 5, 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, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors