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SB177HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Aquaculture.

Last status update Jun 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock evaluation and authorization process. (CD1)

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Related measures

  • HB47— Same As
  • SB177— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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. SD1by AEN
  3. HD1by AGR
  4. CD1by Conference

Companion measures: HB47, SB177. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House AGR committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  6. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    49 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  8. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    14 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  9. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  10. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  11. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    48 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB177
MemberAEN
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeExcusedAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAEN
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB177
MemberAGR
SD1		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcusedAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeExcusedExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAGR
SD1		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to AEN, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-24-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 49) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 937) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 106) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  18. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1221) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

  22. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1381), recommending referral to FIN.

  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1963), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).

  28. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 572).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.

  35. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  36. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 325.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 10:50AM in Conference Room 325.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 2:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  42. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  43. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  45. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  47. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Awa.

  48. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

  49. House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  50. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

  51. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 325.

  52. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

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

  54. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

  55. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.

  56. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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

  58. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 181-26).

  59. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  60. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

  63. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (3) and none excused (0).

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

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

  66. Enrolled to Governor.

  67. Act 165, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).

  68. Act 165, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).

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