HI HB2139 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-06 - The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-06 - The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to conduct a study on effective treatment methods to reduce populations of the Queensland Longhorn Beetle. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
Title
Relating To Invasive Species.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3134) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga. |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Referred to EDU, WAM. |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 83). |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 782-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2026-02-25 | 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 477-26), recommending referral to FIN. |
| 2026-02-13 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila. |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 170-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED. |
| 2026-02-06 | 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. |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-06-26 9:01AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Pending introduction. |
