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HI HB686

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kaniela Ing

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits propagating, cultivating, or farming genetically engineered fish in state marine waters.

  • Prohibits selling, attempting to sell, or possessing genetically engineered fish.

  • Defines "genetically engineered" as alterations to a life form or its progeny at the nucleic acid level using recombinant DNA technology.

  • Excludes organisms developed through traditional breeding, hybridization, or nondirected mutagenesis from the definition of genetically engineered.

  • Takes effect on December 24, 2088.

Legislative Description

Genetically Engineered Fish

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Tokioka excused (1).

2/12/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/12/2016
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs1/28/2015

Full Bill Text

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