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SB2489HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Invasive Species.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires each lease that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity enters into, renews, or extends to include provisions stating that the Department may: (1) enter the leased premises; (2) order or otherwise require the lessee to maintain control of any invasive species on the leased premises; and (3) terminate the lease for refusal or violation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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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. SD1by JDC
  3. HD1by AGR

Decision stages

  1. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  2. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    43 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2489
MemberWLA
Introduced		AEN
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeExcusedAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedAye
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWLA
Introduced		AEN
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2489
MemberAGR
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041Aye*
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042No
Andrew GarrettHD-022Excused
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*
38 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAGR
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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 AEN/WLA, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on AEN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  6. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  7. Reported from AEN/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2560) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3021) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 249) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

  19. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1395-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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