Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1951
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- CHUN (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish a Center on Biosecurity Research, Education, and Extension to develop and implement innovative solutions for detecting, monitoring, eradicating, and managing invasive species. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Referred to HED, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 124-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR. - Feb 10, 2026 · 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 none excused (0). - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591-26) 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; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).