SB 489 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO SHARK AND RAY PROTECTION.

Summary

Establishes an offense of knowingly capturing, taking, possessing, abusing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, along with penalties and fines. Expands the existing prohibition on knowingly capturing or killing a manta ray in state marine waters to apply to all rays and to also include knowingly taking, possessing, abusing, or entangling a ray. Provides certain exemptions. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2019

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Dec 1, 2019

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to WLH, JUD, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 151) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole, Shimabukuro. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

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) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-22-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.

upper

Feb 4, 2019

Committee

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

upper

Feb 4, 2019

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 18) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Jan 30, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Nishihara, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to WTL, JDC.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors