SB 498 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.

Summary

Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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SB498 → SB498_SD1 · 3 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout to a structured digital template format, while retaining the same core policy provisions. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's requirements, funding, or timeline.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from traditional legislative layout to a structured digital template with metadata headers and standardized section numbering.

Page headers and footers were replaced with digital document metadata including author information, timestamps, and revision numbers.

Section 1 subsection (a) text was slightly reworded to clarify that the working group is established 'for administrative purposes' within the department.

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Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 1 co-sponsor