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HB698HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Animal Cruelty.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Increases the criminal penalties for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degree that involve pet animals. Increases the criminal penalty for a second or subsequent offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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  • HB698— Carry Over

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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 JHA
  3. SD1by JDC
  4. SD2

Companion measure: HB698. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    9 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  3. House third reading on HD1: Passed

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

  4. Judiciary (JDC) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  5. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    15 aye · 7 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB698
MemberJDC
HD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye*
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye*Aye*
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye*
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Kurt FevellaSD-020Excused
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye*
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedAye*
13 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
HD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB698
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Amy PerrusoHD-046NoAyeAyeNo → Aye at House second reading (HD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcused
Elijah PierickHD-039ExcusedExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030ExcusedAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
34 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  8. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 269).

  10. Passed First Reading.

  11. Referred to AEN, JDC.

  12. Re-Referred to JDC.

  13. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

  14. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-31-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  15. 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  16. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1667) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  17. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  18. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  19. Floor Amendment No. 6 offered.

  20. Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).

  21. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-25

  22. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, DeCoite, Inouye, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 775) in amended form (SD 2).

  24. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  25. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 705).

  26. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu.

  27. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

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

  29. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:45PM; Conference Room 325.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).

  31. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  32. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  33. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  34. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  35. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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