SB 827 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.

Summary

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and implement a grant program to expand the meat processing capacity in the State. Establishes requirements for grant applicants. Allows hunters access to qualifying meat processing facilities. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

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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What changed between versions

SB827 → SB827_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its original draft to a Senate Draft version (SD1), which added specific requirements for grant applicants, established two new meat inspector positions, and changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. The revision also clarified that hunters donating wild game meat must have access to funded facilities and added detailed compliance requirements for grant recipients.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include specific grant application requirements, new meat inspector positions, and mandatory access for hunters to funded facilities.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed requirements for grant applicants including licensing, detailed project plans, anti-discrimination compliance, and indemnification clauses.

Added requirement that grant applications must contain specific information as prescribed by department rules.

FISCAL

Added appropriation for two full-time equivalent meat inspector positions in addition to the grant program funding.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that hunters donating axis deer and other wild game meat must have access to any facility receiving grant funds.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 389) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors