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HI SB1591
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Kouchi
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AI Summary
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for fiscal year 2025-2026 to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii (specific amount blank in bill text).
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2025-2026 to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii (specific amount blank in bill text).
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Addresses the spread of H5N1 bird flu virus, which was first confirmed in Hawaii in November 2024 in a backyard flock in central Oahu and detected in wastewater in Hilo and Kauai.
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Notes that as of January 20, 2025, the CDC reported 67 confirmed human cases of bird flu primarily in farm workers, with no human-to-human transmission reported but one death occurring.
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Effective July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Relating To Avian Influenza.
Appropriations ($)
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/14/2025