SB 624 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, to develop a strategic plan to double local food production and increase food exports by 2020. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit the strategic plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2018 to codify the strategic plan and benchmarks. Makes an appropriation. (SB624 HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Nov 30, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2017

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1213) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 15, 2017

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 7, 2017

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 213) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 7, 2017

Upper · 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.

upper

Feb 24, 2017

Upper · 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.

upper

Feb 22, 2017

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-17 1:30PM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 9, 2017

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 9, 2017

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 84) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2017

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman.

upper

Jan 26, 2017

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-17 1:15PM in conference room 224.

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 20, 2017

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors