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SCR100Introduced in the Senate

Convening A Working Group To Establish A Nonprofit Organization Recognized By The State To Support Sanctuaries And Other Conservation-related Initiatives For Endangered And Other Species.

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Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

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Official description

Convening A Working Group To Establish A Nonprofit Organization Recognized By The State To Support Sanctuaries And Other Conservation-related Initiatives For Endangered And Other Species.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments · April 8, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Tim Richards4Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to WLA/AEN.

  3. The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. The 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.

  5. The 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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

  6. Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3592) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  7. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 473) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 28

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  13. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2189-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  14. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

  15. Re-referred to WAL, referral sheet 38

  16. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-20-26.

  17. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0).

  18. Transmitted to Senate.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 884).

  20. Resolution adopted in final form.

  21. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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