STATE BILLHI SB 3253PASSED

Relating To Conservation.

Recognizes the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity established pursuant to Senate Resolution 94, Senate Draft 1, Regular Session of 2026, to protect and expand populations of endangered species and other wildlife in the State. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jul 10, 2026; 125 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 3253 · PassedJul 10

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Bill details

Last action: Act 226, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328). · Jul 10, 2026

Bill history

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Jul 10, 2026Act 226, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328).House

Jul 10, 2026Act 226, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328).Senate

May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).Senate

May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 218-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

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

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 218-26).Senate

May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lowen, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 0 Excused: none.House

May 1, 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) Lee, C., Gabbard, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:45PM in Conference Room 229.House

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 229.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873).Senate

Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229.Senate

Apr 28, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Lowen, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.House

Apr 24, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).House

Apr 23, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard, Richards Co-Chairs.Senate

Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House

Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 769).Senate

Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2147-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.House

Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House

Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House

Mar 30, 2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1436-26), recommending referral to FIN.House

Mar 24, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.House

Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Mar 20, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1303-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.House

Mar 19, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.House

Mar 16, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 17House

Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 393) in amended form (SD 2).House

Mar 10, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Mar 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2951) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Mar 3, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Feb 25, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 23, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Feb 20, 2026Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2625) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Feb 11, 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., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.Senate

Feb 11, 2026The 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, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Feb 6, 2026The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 2, 2026Referred to WLA/AEN, WAM.Senate

Jan 28, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 28, 2026Introduced.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 3, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DLNR
Endangered Species
Conservation
Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary
Wildlife

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