SB 519

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.

DLNR; Division of Aquatic Resources; Marine Resources; Aquaculture.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-519

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee WLA/EDT, JDC

Senate in_committee 2026-01-21

Summary

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend the definition of "aquarium purposes"", in Hawaii Administrative Rules, to allow a bona fide aquaculture entity or scientific research entity to collect aquatic life without a permit so long as the aquatic life remains in the county in which it was collected while it is alive."

Sponsor

III, Herbert M. "Tim"" Richards"

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-21	Status	in_committee
2026-01-21	Latest Action	Re-Referred to WLA/EDT, JDC.

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