Legislative record

HB 47STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

15 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/12/2025Report 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).
  3. 2/12/2025Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 527) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  4. 2/6/2025The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  5. 2/4/2025Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. 1/31/2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).
  7. 1/31/2025Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 23) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  8. 1/29/2025The 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.
  9. 1/23/2025Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. 1/21/2025Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1