Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii SB 562

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• KEOHOKALOLE (Democratic)
• AQUINO
• CHANG (Democratic)
• FEVELLA (Republican)
• FUKUNAGA (Democratic)
• GABBARD (Democratic)
• KANUHA (Democratic)
• MCKELVEY (Democratic)
• RHOADS (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SB562
• SB562_SD2
• SB562_SD1
• SB562_HD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

Actions

• Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
  Introduced.
• Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Jan 21, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to AEN, CPN/WAM.
• Jan 24, 2025 · Senate
  The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
• Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
  The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.
• Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
  Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 46) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
• Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
• Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
  The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
  The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 892) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
• Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Mar 4, 2025 · House
  Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 168) in amended form (SD 2).
• Mar 6, 2025 · House
  Pass First Reading
• Mar 6, 2025 · House
  Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
• Mar 7, 2025 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 12, 2025 · House
  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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1223) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 18, 2025 · House
  The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
• Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
  Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.