RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of ag-tech zones within the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds for conducting the feasibility study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
2
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2018
House · Amendment offered
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 10, 2018
House · Amendment offered
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 661) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 10, 2018
Senate · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
Apr 4, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 29, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
Mar 21, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Mar 21, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from PSM/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3018) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 14, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman.
Mar 14, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
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, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Baker.
Mar 9, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on PSM/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
Mar 6, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to PSM/AEN, WAM.
Mar 2, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 72).
Mar 1, 2018
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 22, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Tupola.
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 637-18), recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 14, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Feb 9, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 236-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDB.
Feb 7, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing.
Jan 26, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to AGR, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 7
Jan 22, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 19, 2018
House · Introduced
Pending introduction.
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BF
Beth Fukumoto
DDemocratic
P
CK
Calvin K.Y. Say
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
CE
Cindy Evans
DDemocratic
P
CT
Cynthia Thielen
RRepublican
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
JM
Joseph M. Souki
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
RP
Richard P. Creagan
DDemocratic
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