HB 553 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF SHARKS.

Summary

Establishes an offense of intentionally or knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, and provides penalties and fines. Provides certain exemptions. Allows the department of land and natural resources to establish rules. Effective 1/1/2022. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Jun 10, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2021

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 110).

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 110) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English.

upper

Apr 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Lowen, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Apr 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-20-21 1:30PM in conference room CR 016.

lower

Apr 16, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 36

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 691) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 6, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.

upper

Apr 6, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-21 9:55AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 23, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Mar 23, 2021

Committee

Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

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, Nishihara, Acasio, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 15, 2021

Committee

Re-Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-21 1:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 229).

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McKelvey; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Tokioka.

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 596) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Morikawa, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.