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HB2561HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Feral Animals.

Last status update Mar 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Declares feral chickens on public lands as a public nuisance and controllable pest in a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more. Prohibits supporting feral chickens on public lands, including by feeding chickens. Prohibits the abandonment of chickens on public lands or on private property without consent. Establishes fines and authorized enforcing agencies. Appropriates funds for the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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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

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

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

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

    5 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

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

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    44 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 4 no · 1 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2561
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeNoNoAye → No at House FIN committee (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye*ExcusedAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

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

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to AGR, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 6

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-06-26 9:01AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 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.

  5. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 173-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  6. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  7. Re-referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 11

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 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, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Cochran, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 735-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report 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) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 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, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Perruso, Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 788-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 117).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to AEN/WLA, WAM/JDC.

  19. The committee(s) on AEN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:03PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

  21. The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

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