SB 2892 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO FERAL CHICKENS.

SB 2892 allocates funds to county governments to help them collect feral chickens that have already been captured. The bill specifically provides money for counties to manage these already-caught birds, not for capturing new ones. It becomes effective on July 1, 2050. This is a procedural funding measure targeting existing feral chicken management efforts by local governments.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Jun 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2892_HD1 → SB2892_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transferred from the House to the Senate, resulting in changes to the bill number and author. The most significant substantive change is the correction of the effective date from the year 3000 to 2050, ensuring the funding for feral chicken collection becomes active in the near future rather than centuries from now. Additionally, the language describing the purpose of the funds was slightly altered from 'receipt, handling, and humane disposition' to 'collection', streamlining the description of the program's goal.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on funding feral chicken collection, but the timeline for implementation has been corrected to a realistic future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050, making the funding operational in a realistic timeframe.

TECHNICAL

The description of fund usage was updated from 'receipt, handling, and humane disposition' to 'collection' to better reflect the specific action being funded.

The bill identifier was updated from House version HD1 to Senate version SD1, and the author was changed to reflect the Senate committee.

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

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Souza voting no (6) and none excused (0).

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none).

upper

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 193-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

May 1, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

upper

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 193-26).

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May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:50AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 10, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 524).

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Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1393-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

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Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 315) in amended form (SD 1).

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Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2111) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to EIG, WAM.

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Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

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3 primary · 3 co-sponsors