House bill · 2026
HB 299
RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
Progress
326 days from first to latest action, across 24 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 16
Referred to committee
Jan 21
Heard in committee
Jan 30
Reported from committee
Jan 30
Passed first chamber
Mar 4
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House · Jan 30, 2025
Passed 9–0
9 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR.
House · Feb 4, 2025
Passed 48–0
48 Yea
0 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House · Feb 12, 2025
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN.
House · Feb 14, 2025
Passed 47–0
47 Yea
0 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House · Feb 24, 2025
Passed 14–0
14 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Passed Third Reading.
House · Mar 4, 2025
Passed 49–0
49 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate · Mar 19, 2025
Passed 3–0
3 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate · Mar 19, 2025
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Dec 8, 2025 · Joint
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. Ways and Means
Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1230) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
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. Water and Land
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, McKelvey. Water and Land
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. Water and Land
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading.
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 207).
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
Mar 4, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1148), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 28, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. Finance
Feb 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 21, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). Finance
Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 643), recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 14, 2025 · House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. Agriculture and Food Systems
Feb 12, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 7, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). Agriculture and Food Systems
Feb 4, 2025 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 146) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
Feb 4, 2025 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. Water and Land
Jan 30, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 27, 2025 · House
Referred to WAL, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1 Water and Land
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction.
Jan 16, 2025 · House
Authors
- Nicole LowenD
- Sue Lee LoyD
- Daniel HoltD
- Cory ChunD
- Mahina PoepoeD
- Jenna TakenouchiD
- Dee MorikawaD
- Amy PerrusoD
- Darius KilaD
- Luke EvslinD
- Scot MatayoshiD
- Lisa MartenD
- Adrian TamD
- Rachele LamosaoD
- Kim Coco IwamotoD
- Tina GrandinettiD
- Andrew GarrettD
- Matthias KuschD
- Della BelattiD
- Lisa KitagawaD
- David TarnasD
- Kirstin KahaloaD
- Gregg TakayamaD
- Chris ToddD
- Tyson MiyakeD
In committee
- Water and Land
House
Referred Jan 21, 2025 · heard Jan 30, 2025 · reported after 9 days
- Agriculture and Food Systems
House
Referred Feb 4, 2025 · heard Feb 12, 2025 · reported after 8 days
- Finance
House
Referred Feb 14, 2025 · heard Feb 24, 2025 · reported after 10 days
- Agriculture and Environment
Senate
Referred Mar 6, 2025 · heard Mar 19, 2025 · reported after 13 days
- Water and Land
Senate
Referred Mar 6, 2025 · heard Mar 19, 2025 · reported after 13 days
- Ways and Means
Senate
Referred Mar 21, 2025 · never reported
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