HB 1497 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool on restricted use pesticide usage. Appropriates funds to convert an unspecified number of temporary Environmental Health Specialist III positions into permanent positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1497_HD1 → HB1497_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from a House draft to a Senate version, primarily updating the effective date from the placeholder year 3000 to 2050 and refining the summary description to clarify that the number of positions being converted is unspecified. The legislative findings and funding language were also slightly rephrased for clarity, but the core requirement to convert temporary pesticide specialist positions to permanent ones and fund an online reporting tool remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged; it continues to apply to all users of restricted-use pesticides and the Department of Agriculture.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000 (a placeholder) to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

The summary description was updated to specify that the number of positions to be converted is unspecified rather than listing specific position numbers.

Minor phrasing adjustments were made to the legislative findings and funding section to improve readability and consistency.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

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, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 79).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors