# Hawaii SCR 100: CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO ESTABLISH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE TO SUPPORT SANCTUARIES AND OTHER CONSERVATION-RELATED INITIATIVES FOR ENDANGERED AND OTHER SPECIES.

Hawaii SCR 100, CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO ESTABLISH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE TO SUPPORT SANCTUARIES AND OTHER CONSERVATION-RELATED INITIATIVES FOR ENDANGERED AND OTHER SPECIES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-12 (Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 100
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO ESTABLISH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE TO SUPPORT SANCTUARIES AND OTHER CONSERVATION-RELATED INITIATIVES FOR ENDANGERED AND OTHER SPECIES.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: BLNR, Working Group, Nonprofit Organization, Sanctuaries, Conservation, Endangered Species, Report, WAL
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (16 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 884). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Re-referred to WAL, referral sheet 38 (House)
- 2026-04-30: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-20-26. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2189-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-16: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 473) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3592) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: One Day Notice 04-09-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to WLA/AEN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_SD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_.PDF)
- SCR100_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_SD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_.PDF)
- [SCR100_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR100_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SCR100-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).