2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB547: Relating To The Spaying And Neutering Of Animals.
Legislative Summary
Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation and the reproduction of free-roaming cats. Establishes various revenue and fundraising sources for the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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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 AGR, CAA, FIN, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 232) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CAA.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CAA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 680) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN 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 of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 21
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Garrett
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (24)
Terez Amato
Democrat
Cory Chun
Democrat
Diamond Garcia
Republican
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Kim Iwamoto
Democrat
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat
Jeanne Kapela
Democrat
Darius Kila
Democrat
Lisa Kitagawa
Democrat
Mike Lee
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Lauren Matsumoto
Republican
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Daynette Morikawa
Democrat
Ikaika Olds
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican
Kanani Souza
Republican
Gregg Takayama
Democrat
Jenna Takenouchi
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat