SB 612

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 07, 2023
  • Passed Senate Mar 07, 2023
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Service Animals.

Abstract

Requires that a written disclaimer be provided by sellers or providers of emotional support animals or certificates or identification tags for emotional support animals that the animal is not a service animal or the item does not qualify as an item for a service animal and that knowingly misrepresenting an emotional support animal may be a violation. Establishes penalties. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

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Dec 11, 2023

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Mar 17, 2023

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1286) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Mar 15, 2023

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Mizuno, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi.

Mar 10, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-15-23 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 09, 2023

House

Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

  • Referral-Committee
Health & Homelessness Consumer Protection & Commerce Finance

House

Pass First Reading

Mar 07, 2023

House

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 214) in amended form (SD 1).

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

Mar 03, 2023

Senate

One Day Notice 03-07-23.

Senate

Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1099) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 28, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Feb 17, 2023

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 598) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

Feb 03, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Jan 30, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Jan 25, 2023

Senate

Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Judiciary Ways and Means

Jan 23, 2023

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Jan 20, 2023

Senate

Introduced.

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