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SB2488HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Invasive Species Council.

Last status update Jan 22, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the position of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council Executive Director. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, rather than the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, for the HISC for fiscal year 2026-2027. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by WLA

Decision stages

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

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

  2. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2488
MemberAEN
Introduced		WLA
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

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.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA/AEN, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2621) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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