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House bill · 2026

HB 643

RELATING TO THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE PROGRAM.

Did not passOfficial record on Hawaii State Legislature

Progress

455 days from first to latest action, across 37 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 17

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 21

  3. Heard in committee

    Jan 29

  4. Reported from committee

    Jan 29

  5. Passed first chamber

    Feb 27

  6. Passed second chamber

    Apr 3

  7. Sent to governor

    Stopped here

  8. Became law

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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 AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

House · Jan 29, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED.

House · Feb 3, 2025

Passed 49–0

49 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

Republican

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

House · Feb 7, 2025

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2.

House · Feb 12, 2025

Passed 48–0

48 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

House · Feb 20, 2025

Passed 14–0

14 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Passed Third Reading.

House · Feb 27, 2025

Passed 47–0

47 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

Senate · Mar 17, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

Senate · Mar 17, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

Senate · Mar 28, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

Senate · Apr 3, 2025

Passed 25–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.

  1. Re-Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. Education

    Apr 17, 2026 · Senate

  2. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    Mar 20, 2026 · House

  3. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

    Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    Dec 8, 2025 · Joint

  5. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  6. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Gabbard, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella.

    Apr 17, 2025 · Senate

  7. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559).

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  8. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    Apr 4, 2025 · House

  9. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 548) in amended form (SD 1).

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  10. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25.

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  12. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  13. 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. Ways and Means

    Mar 28, 2025 · Senate

  14. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  15. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. Ways and Means

    Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

  16. Reported from HRE/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

    Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

  17. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. Higher Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  18. The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. Higher Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  19. The committee(s) on HRE/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  20. Referred to HRE/AEN, WAM. Higher Education

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  21. Passed First Reading.

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 29).

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  23. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 871), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  25. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. Finance

    Feb 20, 2025 · House

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    Feb 18, 2025 · House

  27. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). Finance

    Feb 12, 2025 · House

  28. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 438) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

    Feb 12, 2025 · House

  29. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka. Higher Education

    Feb 7, 2025 · House

  30. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    Feb 4, 2025 · House

  31. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). Higher Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · House

  32. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 36) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

    Feb 3, 2025 · House

  33. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. Agriculture and Food Systems

    Jan 29, 2025 · House

  34. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    Jan 23, 2025 · House

  35. Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 2 Agriculture and Food Systems

    Jan 21, 2025 · House

  36. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    Jan 21, 2025 · House

  37. Pending introduction.

    Jan 17, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

  • Agriculture and Food Systems

    House

    Referred Jan 21, 2025 · heard Jan 29, 2025 · reported after 8 days

  • Higher Education

    House

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Feb 7, 2025 · reported after 4 days

  • Finance

    House

    Referred Feb 12, 2025 · heard Feb 20, 2025 · reported after 8 days

  • Agriculture and Environment

    Senate

    Referred Mar 4, 2025 · heard Mar 17, 2025 · reported after 13 days

  • Higher Education

    Senate

    Referred Mar 4, 2025 · heard Mar 17, 2025 · reported after 13 days

  • Ways and Means

    Senate

    Referred Mar 21, 2025 · heard Mar 28, 2025 · reported after 7 days

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Apr 17, 2026 · never reported

Topics

Appropriations ($)Coconut Rhinoceros BeetleDepartment of AgriculturePreventionUniversity of Hawaii

Bill text

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