RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY.
Summary
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for various programs and permanent positions in agricultural biosecurity established by Act 231, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 14, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured text file format, with the total appropriated funding amount adjusted from $19,797,868 to $19,780,660. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error that requires correction. The list of funded positions and their associated costs remained substantively the same, though the presentation format changed significantly.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on agricultural biosecurity funding for the Department of Agriculture, with no substantive changes to the programs or positions being funded.
FISCAL
The total appropriated amount was reduced from $19,797,868 to $19,780,660, reflecting updated salary calculations for the 44 full-time equivalent positions.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which is likely an error and needs to be corrected to the intended effective date.
TECHNICAL
The document format changed from a traditional legislative bill layout to a structured text file format with metadata headers, though the substantive content of the funding allocations remained consistent.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 637) 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 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kirstin Kahaloa
DDemocratic
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