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HB2152HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Dog Attacks.

Last status update Jun 9, 2026

What this measure contains

Clarifies liability and increases penalties and enforcement mechanisms for dog attacks on livestock occurring on land or premises within the agricultural district. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

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 AGR
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by AEN
  5. SD2by JDC
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2742. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    5 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

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

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

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

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

  6. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  7. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

18 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

32 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, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Quinlan.

  6. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 331-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1181-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 368).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to AEN, JDC.

  16. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  17. 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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

  18. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3222) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  20. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  22. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3795) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  24. 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.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 663) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

  28. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCoite, Richards.

  29. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Kusch, Matsumoto.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

  32. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.

  33. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  34. 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, Rhoads, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  35. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Tarnas, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  36. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 49-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  37. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  38. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 49-26).

  39. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  40. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  41. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  42. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  43. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  44. Transmitted to Governor.

  45. Act 114, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214).

  46. Act 114, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214).

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