Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's pet animal or pet animals. Provides that a violation of the prohibition is a misdemeanor. Clarifies that the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree does not apply to accepted veterinary practices when the practices are performed by a licensed veterinarian. Repeals exemption of cropping and docking as customarily practiced under the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree. (SD2)
Hawaii HB 1527 (2024) — RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's pet animal or pet animals. Provides that a violation of the prohibition is a misdemeanor. Clarifies that the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree does not apply to accepted veterinary practices when the practices are performed by a licensed veterinarian. Repeals exemption of cropping and docking as customarily practiced under the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree. (SD2)
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2024-07-08 Act 221, on 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). became-law
2024-04-18 Transmitted to Governor.
2024-04-19 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772). receipt
2024-04-18 Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garcia excused (1). passage
2024-04-18 House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2024-04-18 Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 763). receipt
2024-04-17 Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
2024-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2024-04-09 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 493) in amended form (SD 2).
2024-04-09 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, Elefante, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
2024-04-05 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24.
2024-04-05 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3749) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2024-04-02 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa. committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-27 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2024-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2024-03-22 Reported from AEN/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2024-03-19 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-19 The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-14 The committee(s) on AEN/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-24 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2024-03-07 Referred to AEN/CPN, JDC. referral-committee
2024-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2024-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 178). introduction, receipt
2024-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2024-02-29 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) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9).
2024-02-29 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 651-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2024-02-21 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2024-02-16 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-21-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-01-24 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
2024-01-17 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2024-01-08 Prefiled.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ebe495ff-0bd1-430c-9aa6-169e04e31d42. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).