HB 698

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 06, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 10, 2025
  • Governor

Relating To Animal Cruelty.

Abstract

Increases the criminal penalties for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degree that involve pet animals. Increases the criminal penalty for a second or subsequent offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill Sponsors (7)

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Apr 23, 2025

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).

Senate

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:45PM; Conference Room 325.

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; DeCoite, Gabbard, Richards, Fevella.

Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

Apr 14, 2025

House

House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu.

Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 705).

Apr 10, 2025

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 775) in amended form (SD 2).

Senate

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, DeCoite, Inouye, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

Apr 08, 2025

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-25

Senate

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).

Senate

Floor Amendment No. 6 offered.

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

Senate

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1667) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

Mar 31, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

Mar 28, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-31-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

Mar 24, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Re-Referred to JDC.

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to AEN, JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Agriculture and Environment Judiciary

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 269).

Mar 04, 2025

House

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

Feb 27, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

Feb 20, 2025

House

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

Feb 18, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 17, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

Bill Text

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HB698 PDF HTML

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