RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Summary
Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture. Effective on 6/28/2019. (SB491 HD2)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Apr 29, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Apr 29, 2019
Signed into law
Act 030, 04/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Signed into law
Act 030, on 04/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 715).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto, Say, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-03-19.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1425) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Holt, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Onishi, Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 152) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · 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.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
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) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 13) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · 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, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-19 1:15PM in conference room 224.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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