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Hawaii House Bill 427
Session 2025
Relating To Biosecurity.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 27, 2025
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House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (7)
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (Department) and the Board of Agriculture as the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Part II: Establishes a Deputy Chairperson for Biosecurity. Part III: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part IV: Authorizes the Department to establish transitional facilities. Requires the Department to certify and train biosecurity compliance auditors to inspect imported plants and animals. Requires inspection of various items transported interisland. Increases penalties for illegally transporting plants, animals, and microorganisms. Part V: Authorizes the Department to enter into government‑industry agreements for readiness and response to unwanted organisms in the State. Authorizes biosecurity and pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Requires the Department to establish a pest dashboard by 12/1/2025. Part VI: Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to establish and enforce the Plant Care Component Program. Authorizes the Department to assess administrative penalties for the enforcement of the Plant Care Component Program. Part VII: Transfers the Hawaii Invasive Species Council from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department. Part VIII: Appropriates funds. (CD1)
06/27/2025
Senate
Act 236, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
06/27/2025
House
Act 236, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
05/02/2025
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
05/01/2025
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
05/01/2025
House
Transmitted to Governor.
04/30/2025
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
04/30/2025
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
04/25/2025
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Lee, C., Wakai, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Awa.
04/25/2025
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Tarnas, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
04/25/2025
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 220) as amended in (CD 1).
04/25/2025
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
04/25/2025
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 220).
04/25/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 325.
04/23/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
04/22/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.
04/21/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:54AM; Conference Room 325.
04/17/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Lee, C., Keohokalole, Wakai, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Awa.
04/17/2025
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).
04/15/2025
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
04/14/2025
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Matsumoto.
04/11/2025
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
04/10/2025
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/08/2025
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.
04/08/2025
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 635) in amended form (SD 2).
04/04/2025
Senate
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1812) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
04/04/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
04/01/2025
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, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..
04/01/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/27/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/21/2025
Senate
Reported from AEN/TCA/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1341) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
03/21/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
03/18/2025
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, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.
03/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
03/14/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN/TCA/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/04/2025
Senate
Referred to AEN/TCA/CPN, WAM/JDC.
02/28/2025
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 15).
02/28/2025
Senate
Passed First Reading.
02/27/2025
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 867), recommending passage on Third Reading.
02/27/2025
House
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.
02/20/2025
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, 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.
02/18/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/14/2025
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 739) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
02/14/2025
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
02/11/2025
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
02/07/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/04/2025
House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 85) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
02/04/2025
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
01/29/2025
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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
01/23/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/21/2025
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/21/2025
House
Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
01/17/2025
House
Pending introduction.
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