SB 1190 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.

SB 1190 provides funding to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to support its efforts in controlling and eradicating invasive species across the state. The bill directly affects the Council by allocating financial resources for its ongoing initiatives to protect Hawaii's native ecosystems and agriculture. Key provisions include appropriating state funds specifically for invasive species management programs, such as monitoring, removal, and prevention activities. This funding aims to strengthen the Council's capacity to address threats posed by non-native plants and animals.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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SB1190 → SB1190_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from SB1190 to SB1190 SD1 and updated with new metadata for the 2026 legislative session. The most significant substantive change is the appropriation amount, which was removed to be filled in later, while the effective date was delayed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050. Additionally, the text was standardized to use 'the State' instead of 'Hawaii' and 'Department' instead of 'department'.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on funding the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, but the delayed effective date significantly alters when the funds become available.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount was removed and replaced with blank spaces, indicating the final dollar figure will be determined later.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, delaying the implementation of the funding by 25 years.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and metadata were updated to reflect the new bill number (SD1) and a new legislative session year (2026).

Text was standardized to refer to 'the State' and 'Department' rather than 'Hawaii' and 'department'.

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

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2618) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 11, 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

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors