RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Summary
Amends the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program by restricting cultivation of industrial hemp under the pilot project to agricultural lands and requires counties to recognize it as an agricultural product, use, or activity. Allows license application year-round. Repeals certain physical facility requirements. Repeals the requirement for a movement permit to transport industrial hemp grain or plant material. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Jul 12, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
20
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Act 199, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313).
legislature
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Act 199, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 12) as amended in (CD 1).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 5-02-17.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 12).
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, Nakashima, Cullen, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-17 10:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 10:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 10:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 7, 2017
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
legislature
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 474).
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Apr 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro, Saiki, Say excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
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Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola.
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Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-31-17.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from AGR/EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1341) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ing.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to AGR/EDB, FIN, referral sheet 27
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Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 259) in amended form (SD 2).
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, K. Kahele.
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Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-17 1:30PM in conference room 211.
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Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Reported from AEN/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 191) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Feb 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Ihara.
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Feb 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman.
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Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 1:15PM in conference room 224.
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Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to AEN/PSM, WAM.
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Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
GR
Gil Riviere
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
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