SCR173 • 2026

CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS EVENT TICKET SCALPING IN HAWAII.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: LEE, C.
Last action: 2026-05-06
Official status: Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 817).
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS EVENT TICKET SCALPING IN HAWAII.

What This Bill Does

CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS EVENT TICKET SCALPING IN HAWAII.
Task Force; Ticket Scalping; Report

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SCR173 HD1 THE SENATE S.C.R.

SCR173 HD1 THE SENATE S.C.R.
NO.
173 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SCR173 SD1 THE SENATE S.C.R.

SCR173 SD1 THE SENATE S.C.R.
NO.
173 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION convening a task force to address EVENT ticket scalping in Hawaii .

SD1_PROPOSED

Hawaii published version SD1_PROPOSED

Plain English: Docum THE SENATE S.C.R.

Docum THE SENATE S.C.R.
NO.
173 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII Proposed SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION convening a task force to address EVENT ticket scalping in the STATE .

Bill History

2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 817).
2026-05-06 S
Resolution adopted in final form.
2026-05-05 H
Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 815).
2026-05-01 S
One Day Notice 05-06-26
2026-05-01 S
Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 S
Reconsideration of action taken on 4-28-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
2026-04-28 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784).
2026-04-28 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-28 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 869).
2026-04-27 H
Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-27 H
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).
2026-04-27 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2264-26), recommending adoption.
2026-04-23 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Ratcliffe, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Perruso, Alcos.
2026-04-21 H
Scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-04-20 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).
2026-04-20 H
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2203-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-04-16 H
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
2026-04-14 H
Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-16-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-04-10 H
Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 28
2026-04-09 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 500) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-09 S
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-08 S
One Day Notice 04-09-26.
2026-04-08 S
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3584) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-08 S
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.
2026-04-02 S
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19 S
Referred to WLA.
2026-03-16 S
Offered.

Official Summary Text

CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS EVENT TICKET SCALPING IN HAWAII.
Task Force; Ticket Scalping; Report

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SCR173

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

173

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

urging the department of Land and natural resources to
assess the impact of jug line fishing and to adopt rules pursuant to Chapter
91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary to address any concerns raised by the
assessment
.

����
WHEREAS, protecting
Hawaii's marine life is vital to maintaining ocean ecosystems for present and future
generations; and

����
WHEREAS, jug
line fishing typically involves deploying offshore floating jugs, bobbers, or
other buoyant devices to suspend baited hooks in the ocean and often targets
large fish species, requiring the use of thick and strong, or high-test,
fishing lines; and

����
WHEREAS, jug
line fishing is different from hand-pole fishing in that with jug line fishing,
gear can be largely unattended, allowing for passive fishing of large areas
with minimal gear, effort, or follow up to retrieve gear; and

����
WHEREAS, jug
line fishing is a largely non-selective fishing practice that poses major
threats to marine life, frequently resulting in the hooking, entanglement, or
injury of non-target species, including sharks and protected green sea turtles,
and presenting a severe risk to endangered species, such as the Hawaiian monk
seal and hawksbill sea turtle; and

����
WHEREAS, jug
lines often become marine debris when they are lost, cut, or otherwise left in
the ocean; and

WHEREAS, once in the ocean,
this gear can persist for years, continuing to pollute coastal and offshore
areas, damage delicate coral reefs, and pose a serious threat to marine life
through entanglement; and

����
WHEREAS, in
September 2025, the Department of Land and Natural Resources reported the death
of RS34, a two-year-old female Hawaiian monk seal known as Moana, which was
caused by a jug line fishing method; and

WHEREAS, wildlife officials
determined that the use of high-test line and buoyant jugs significantly
increased the risk of gear loss and entanglement, resulting in fatal
consequences for the Hawaiian monk seal; and

WHEREAS, this incident demonstrates
the unsustainable nature of jug line fishing and its impact on non-target
marine life; and

����
WHEREAS, the
continued use of jug lines and jug rig variant fishing methods is incompatible
with responsible resource management and the State's obligation to protect
marine wildlife and the marine environment of Hawaii; now, therefore,

����
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department
of Land and Natural Resources is urged to assess the impact of jug line fishing
and to adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, necessary to
address any concerns raised by the assessment; and

����
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

OFFERED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:
�

DLNR;
Jug Line Fishing; Administrative Rules