2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB698: Relating To Animal Cruelty.
Legislative Summary
Increases the criminal penalties for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degree that involve pet animals. Increases the criminal penalty for a second or subsequent offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 269).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to AEN, JDC.
Senate
3/10/2025
Re-Referred to JDC.
Senate
3/24/2025
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
Senate
3/28/2025
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-31-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/31/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.
Senate
4/3/2025
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1667) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
4/3/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate
4/3/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Floor Amendment No. 6 offered.
Senate
4/8/2025
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
Senate
4/8/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-25
Senate
4/10/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, DeCoite, Inouye, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/10/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 775) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 705).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/23/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; DeCoite, Gabbard, Richards, Fevella.
Senate
4/23/2025
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:45PM; Conference Room 325.
Senate
4/23/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments
3/31/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor
Darius Kila
Democrat