Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1572
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Amato (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to: (1) Establish a Restorative Aquaculture Development Program to reduce aquaculture permit processing time, support aquaculture infrastructure expansion, increase the aquaculture workforce, and pursue federal aquaculture grants; (2) Establish three pilot demonstration sites for restorative aquaculture; and (3) Convene a Restorative Aquaculture Advisory Council. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-06-26 9:01AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 168-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 736-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
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) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 925-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 137). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to AEN/EDT, WAM. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on AEN/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Mar 25, 2026 · 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. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from AEN/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3297) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.