SB 2885: COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; GREEN WASTE; AGRICULTURE; BIOSECURITY; PENALTIES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-04: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Beginning
1/1/2027, establishes mandatory handling and storage rules for commercial and
residential coconut rhinoceros beetle host material to reduce the spread of CRB
within infested zones and to prevent spread into non-infested zones. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
27SECSenate Standing Committee on Judiciary
27SECSenate Standing Committee on Ways and Means
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Transportation
31SECSenate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
31SECSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
31SEC