---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO STATE SNAILS."
description: "Designates certain snail species as official state snails."
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1899"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1899 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Designation", "State Snails"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "EVSLIN", "GANADEN", "GARRETT", "HUSSEY-BURDICK", "ICHIYAMA", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KOBAYASHI", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MARTINEZ", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "SAYAMA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TAM", "TODD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa4e4eed-d6f7-4a5f-9b15-6c8ca3961d24"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1899&year=2024"
source_hash: "e2788422647e92fc606fb6053d02a846e86221acffe4b6f3162f77876148d175"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 1899 (2024) — RELATING TO STATE SNAILS.

Designates certain snail species as official state snails.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1899** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1899_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AMATO — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- SAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- Matsumoto — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-04-12** Act 004, 04/12/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). `became-law`
- **2024-04-12** Act 004, on 04/12/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). `became-law`
- **2024-03-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-03-25** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 342).
- **2024-03-25** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 4 (Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Ihara, McKelvey, Richards). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-03-22** One Day Notice 03-25-24.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3254) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to TCA/AEN. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 21). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 733-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-16** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama, Holt, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-16-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-02** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Gates, Kila, Nakashima excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 16-24), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2024-01-31** The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Martinez, Garrett, Kapela, Matayoshi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by CAI on Wednesday, 01-31-24 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to CAI, JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa4e4eed-d6f7-4a5f-9b15-6c8ca3961d24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).