Hawaii · Senate Bill 1521 · 33rd Legislature
Deceased Pet Animals; Public Roadways; Microchips; Notification; Appropriation
- Introduced Jan 23, 2025
- In committee Jan 27, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Requires the Department of Transportation or appropriate county department when disposing of a deceased cat or dog from a public roadway to scan the animal for a microchip, record certain information, and report that information to the appropriate county animal services or animal service contractors. Appropriates funds.
Every action
5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenatePending Introduction.
- SenateIntroduced and passed First Reading.
- CommitteeReferred to TCA, WAM. · Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts
- LegislatureCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- CommitteeRe-Referred to TRS, WAM. · Senate Transportation
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The 5 members who introduced it.
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Karl RhoadsD Primary sponsor · District 13
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Herbert M. "Tim" Richards IIID Primary sponsor · District 4
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Angus L.K. McKelveyD Primary sponsor · District 6
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Joy A. San BuenaventuraD Primary sponsor · District 2
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Glenn WakaiD Primary sponsor · District 15
From Hawaii's official records (capitol.hawaii.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.