STATE BILLHI HB 1334PASSED

Relating To Meat Donation.

Establishes an Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program to exempt the donation of axis deer meat to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of axis deer meat, carcasses, and meat products, subject to certain requirements. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2033. (CD2)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 26, 2026; 139 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1334 · PassedJun 26

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Bill details

Last action: Act 166, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). · Jun 26, 2026

Bill history

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Jun 26, 2026Act 166, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).House

Jun 26, 2026Act 166, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).Senate

May 8, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).House

May 8, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).Senate

May 8, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26Senate

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May 6, 2026Report filed.Senate

May 6, 2026Separated Committee Report.Senate

May 6, 2026Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).Senate

May 6, 2026Floor Amendment No. 12 offered.Senate

May 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.House

May 6, 2026Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.House

May 6, 2026Floor Amendment No. 4 offered by Rep. Chun.House

Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 50-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 50-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 29, 2026The 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) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 29, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas, Miyake, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 28, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 9:45AM in conference room 325.House

Apr 27, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 838).Senate

Apr 24, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Miyake, Matsumoto.House

Apr 23, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).House

Apr 23, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Keohokalole Co-Chairs.Senate

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 572) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 14, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, Inouye, Kidani, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3766) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 27, 2026The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Mar 21, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN.Senate

Mar 21, 2025Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN.Senate

Mar 19, 2025The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Mar 18, 2025Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.Senate

Mar 18, 2025The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 11, 2025Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/CPN.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Referred to HHS, CPN.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 357).Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1076) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 20, 2025The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.House

Feb 18, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 14, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).House

Feb 14, 2025Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 792) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.House

Feb 12, 2025The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 7, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 4, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).House

Feb 4, 2025Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 84) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.House

Jan 31, 2025The 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.House

Jan 28, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 27, 2025Referred to AGR, HLT, JHA, referral sheet 4House

Jan 23, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Recorded votes

Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 19, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Department of Health
Food Donation
Charitable, Religious, or Nonprofit Organizations
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program

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