HB 262 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture to create a dollar-for-dollar matching program for beneficiaries of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who use their benefits to purchase Hawaii-grown produce. Appropriates funds. (HB262 HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

House Passage

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 14, 2019

Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2019

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Feb 14, 2019

D Democratic45

43 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2019

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2019

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-2)

house

Jan 30, 2019

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, Cachola, Holt, Onishi, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa.

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors