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HB1931HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Agriculture.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a State Noxious Weed Coordinator position and updates the process for designating and managing noxious weeds. Allows public proposals to add, amend, or remove noxious weed designations. Requires notice and public reporting. Clarifies the authority of the Department and Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Authorizes updates to the noxious weed list to be adopted by order and classifies noxious weeds into three categories. Strengthens enforcement and penalties. Updates departmental duties for noxious weed control and eradication. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by AGR
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by AEN

Decision stages

  1. House AGR committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

House members along the path

19 more House members only counted as floor ayes

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-26 9:01AM.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-26 9:01AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 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.

  8. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 175-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  9. 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) Holt excused (1).

  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

  12. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 754-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  13. 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).

  14. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. 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.

  16. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 932-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to AEN, JDC/WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 4:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-25-26 3:05PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3298) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  25. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

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