HB 319 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Summary

Exempts from the crime of cruelty to animals in the second degree the extermination of insects, vermin, and pests, and the extermination of feral chickens on private property by the property owner, under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB319 → HB319_HD1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Hawaii's cruelty to animals law to clarify exemptions for pest control and feral chicken removal on private property. The changes expand protections for animals while allowing property owners to exterminate certain pests and feral chickens under specific conditions. The bill also updates effective dates and removes some outdated formatting from the original version.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to add more detailed exemptions for pest control operations and feral chicken extermination on private property, while maintaining protections against animal cruelty.

ELIGIBILITY

Added exemptions for pest control operations performed by licensed operators under written contracts

Expanded exemptions for feral chicken extermination on private property to include property lessees

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that feral chicken extermination must follow American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines

Added exemption for property owners using legally used poison to exterminate insects, vermin, or pests

Added exemption for property owners using licensed traps with proper instructions for insects, vermin, or pests

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from unspecified to July 1, 3000

TECHNICAL

Removed original formatting artifacts and document metadata from the bill text

Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 638) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-0-4)

house

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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In committee

Feb 14, 2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

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