Relating To Veterinary Medicine.
Last status update May 29, 2026
What this measure contains
Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the pharmacy of the client's choosing. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Specifies that violators may be subject to disciplinary action by the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license. (CD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 17, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 2, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 5, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 10, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 30, 2026
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- SB874— Carry Over
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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.
Companion measure: SB874. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD2: Passed
25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House AGR committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
4 aye · 0 no · 3 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused
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House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2
9 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
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House third reading on HD2: Passed
51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Senate final reading on CD1: Passed
25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House final reading on CD1: Passed
51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | AEN Introduced | CPN SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
16 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | AEN Introduced | CPN SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | AGR SD2 | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Excused | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Excused | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Excused | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye |
34 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | AGR SD2 | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Michael RatcliffeHD-028 | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
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
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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to AEN, CPN.
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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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.
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Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2101) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
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The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
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Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2910) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
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Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 141) in amended form (SD 2).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 17
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Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.
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Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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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, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Tam.
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Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2110-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
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Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 607).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
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House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).
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Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Fukunaga added as Co-Chair. Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair.
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.
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Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 764).
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
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The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Grandinetti, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 45-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 45-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
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Enrolled to Governor.
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Act 066, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
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Act 066, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).