HB 1427 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for fiscal year 2025-2026 to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii (specific dollar amount not specified in bill text)

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2025-2026 to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii (specific dollar amount not specified in bill text)

• Addresses H5N1 bird flu virus detected in Hawaii in November 2024 in a backyard flock in central Oahu and subsequently in wastewater testing in Hilo and Kauai

• Finds that enhanced biosecurity, increased testing of birds, humans, and wastewater, and public education are necessary to protect local farms and food production and monitor bird flu spread

• Takes effect on December 31, 2050