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HB2101HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Commercial Aquarium Collection.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection, in counties with a population greater than 500,000 and the consideration of rules for the issuance of permits for the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes. Repeals upon promulgation of certain rules by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for counties with a population greater than 500,000. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by WAL
  3. SD1by HWN

Companion measure: SB2535. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House WAL committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    42 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

  4. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  5. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    31 aye · 11 aye with reservations · 8 no · 0 excused

  6. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Hawaiian Affairs (HWN) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  8. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    2 aye · 2 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  10. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    17 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 6 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

13 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 EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Wednesday, 02-18-26 8:45AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Chun.

  6. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  7. Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 589-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-26.

  11. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Morikawa, Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.

  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Gedeon, Hashem, Iwamoto, Matayoshi, Morikawa, Reyes Oda, Sayama, Shimizu, Tarnas, Yamashita voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Hartsfield, Lee, M., Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Takayama voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to WLA/HWN, CPN/JDC.

  18. The committee(s) on WLA/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  20. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.

  21. The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  22. Reported from WLA/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

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

  24. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

  25. The recommendation was not adopted.

  26. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  27. The committee(s) on CPN will reconsider its previous decision on 04-02-26 and will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:32AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  28. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  29. Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3784) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  30. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  31. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 6 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Fevella, Inouye, Moriwaki). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  32. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 661) in amended form (SD 1).

  33. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  34. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

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