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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1337: RELATING TO ENDEMIC PLANTS.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1337 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ENDEMIC PLANTS. Primary sponsor: Sue Lee Loy (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish an endemic plant seed bank pilot program to preserve and promote the planting of plant species that are endemic to Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue Lee LoyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
  2. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  3. The committee on HRE deferred the measure.
  4. The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  5. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 358).
  6. Passed First Reading.
  7. Referred to HRE, WAM.
  8. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  9. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1111), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  10. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  11. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
  12. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source