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HB1736Introduced in the House

Relating To Animal Control.

EngrossedSenate Agriculture and Environment

Introduced by Luke Evslin, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation, including the free-roaming cat population, and authorizes an income tax designation to provide revenues into the special fund. Requires cats over five months of age to be surgically sterilized unless covered by an intact cat declaration, and conditions the importation of intact cats on state and county declaration requirements, with certain exceptions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

March 25, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 41-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-13-26.

  10. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

  12. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  13. 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) Quinlan excused (1).

  14. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  16. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 935-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 152).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-25-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  24. The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

  25. The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

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