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Bill RELATING TO PET INSURANCE. Beginning 1/1/2026, establishes a regulatory framework specifically for pet insurance based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Pet Insurance Model Act. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 544 Hawaii HB 544 (2025)
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Hawaii HB 544 (2025) — RELATING TO PET INSURANCE.

Beginning 1/1/2026, establishes a regulatory framework specifically for pet insurance based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Pet Insurance Model Act. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB544 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB544_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB544_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB544_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • GARRETT — primary (person)
  • KAHALOA — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-05-19 Act 079, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). became-law
  • 2025-05-19 Act 079, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). became-law
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
  • 2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 44).
  • 2025-04-24 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 44) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-23 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2025-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 3:30PM in conference room 224.
  • 2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
  • 2025-04-17 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). receipt
  • 2025-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Richards, Awa.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
  • 2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Chun, Pierick.
  • 2025-04-08 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). receipt
  • 2025-04-04 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-03 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 545) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2025-04-03 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2025-04-02 One Day Notice 04-03-25.
  • 2025-04-02 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1510) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-03-27 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-25 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1256) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2025-03-14 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-07 The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to CPN, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 253). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-02-27 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).
  • 2025-02-27 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2025-02-19 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-21 Referred to CPC, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-21 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-17 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00904c42-7e18-4a0f-a957-128b94fb5ef0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).