# Hawaii SB 404: RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.

Hawaii SB 404, RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Karl Rhoads (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-07 (The committee on HHS deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB404-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 404
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-02-07, The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Deaf and Blind Task Force, Emotional Support Animal, Disclaimer, Service Animal, Penalties, HHS/CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals or of certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses that identify an animal as an emotional support animal to provide certain disclaimers to the buyer or recipient. Establishes penalties.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-07: The committee on HHS deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: The committee on CPN deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB404_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB404_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB404_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB404_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB404-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).