SB 2522 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Establishes the Agriculture Accelerator Program (Program) to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to invest in existing or new agriculture businesses approved by the Board of Directors of ADC in return for equity in those agriculture businesses. Establishes an Agriculture Accelerator Special Fund to provide moneys that ADC may invest in agriculture businesses under the Program. (SB2522 HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Apr 2018

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

House Passage

Apr 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Last action Apr 27, 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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 26, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 224.

Apr 25, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 224.

Apr 24, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 10:00AM in conference room 224.

Apr 23, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 224.

Apr 20, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-18 10:00AM in conference room 224.

Apr 5, 2018

Senate · Amendment offered

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

Apr 5, 2018

Senate · Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 410).

Apr 4, 2018

House · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) LoPresti, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Thielen, Tupola voting no (3) and Representative(s) Choy, Fukumoto, Holt, C. Lee, McKelvey excused (5). Transmitted to Senate.

Mar 28, 2018

House · Reported by committee

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.

Mar 23, 2018

House · Referred to committee

Reported from AGR/EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1376-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Mar 21, 2018

House · Reported by committee

The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

Mar 21, 2018

House · Reported by committee

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Say.

Mar 8, 2018

House · Referred to committee

Referred to AGR/EDB, FIN, referral sheet 35

Mar 6, 2018

House · Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 207) in amended form (SD 1).

Mar 6, 2018

Senate · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Kim . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere, Ruderman, L. Thielen). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

Feb 28, 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: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, K. Kahele.

Feb 23, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-18 10:45AM in conference room 211.

Feb 14, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

Feb 14, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

Feb 9, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere, Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Rhoads.

Feb 2, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-18 1:15PM in conference room 224.

Jan 30, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Re-Referred to AEN, WAM.

Jan 24, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to AEN/ETT, WAM.

Jan 19, 2018

Senate · Introduced

Introduced.