SB 523 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and administer a Biosecurity Fencing Cost-Sharing Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (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 12, 2025

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SB523 → SB523_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a Word document style to a standard legislative markup format, with some minor text corrections and clarifications. The substantive policy content, including program requirements, reimbursement rates, and funding amounts, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill header from 'A BILL FORAN ACT' to 'A BILL FOR AN ACT' and corrected spacing/formatting throughout the document.

Updated section references in subsection (b)(2) from 'subsection (e) (2)' to 'subsection (d)(2)' to correct the cross-reference within the statute.

Corrected a reference in subsection (d)(3) from 'subsection (d)(2)' to 'subsection (d)(3)' regarding technical assistance restrictions.

Standardized section numbering and formatting, including changing 'SECTION I' to 'SECTION 1' and removing placeholder text from the original Word document.

Fixed a citation error in the definitions section, changing 'section 18QC-1' to 'section 180C-1' for the conservation plan definition.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 300) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 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 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-05-25 1:03PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 1 co-sponsor