STATE BILLHI HB 2101ENGROSSED

Relating To Commercial Aquarium Collection.

Prohibits the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection, in counties with a population greater than 500,000 and the consideration of rules for the issuance of permits for the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes. Repeals upon promulgation of certain rules by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for counties with a population greater than 500,000. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 2101 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). · Apr 17, 2026

Sponsor

NNNadine NakamuraRepresentative · Democrat · HD-015Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

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. 661) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 14, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 6 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Fevella, Inouye, Moriwaki). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 2026One Day Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3784) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPN will reconsider its previous decision on 04-02-26 and will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:32AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.Senate

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Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The recommendation was not adopted.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from WLA/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.Senate

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

Mar 24, 2026The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.Senate

Mar 24, 2026The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 21, 2026The committee(s) on WLA/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to WLA/HWN, CPN/JDC.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Gedeon, Hashem, Iwamoto, Matayoshi, Morikawa, Reyes Oda, Sayama, Shimizu, Tarnas, Yamashita voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Hartsfield, Lee, M., Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Takayama voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 3, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Morikawa, Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.House

Mar 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-26.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 19, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).House

Feb 19, 2026Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 589-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 18, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.House

Feb 18, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Chun.House

Feb 13, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Wednesday, 02-18-26 8:45AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 28, 2026Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4House

Jan 26, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 23, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 24, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 24, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Judiciary: Passed, UnamendedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, UnamendedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 2 nayFailed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, UnamendedApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package
DLNR
Aquatic Resources
Fishing Regulations
Commercial Aquarium Collection
Sustainability
Prohibition

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