HB 1006 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Summary

Includes agricultural tourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support farming businesses engaged in agricultural tourism. Transfers the Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill significantly restructures the Department of Agriculture by transferring the Agricultural Development Division to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. It also updates the legal definition of 'enterprise' to explicitly include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism, provided that at least 75% of their operations remain dedicated to active farming. These changes allow the new corporation to directly manage and fund agricultural tourism initiatives while ensuring they do not interfere with primary farming activities.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Agribusiness Development Corporation to include the functions previously held by the Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture, and it broadens the definition of 'enterprise' to cover agricultural tourism businesses.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'enterprise' was updated to explicitly include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism, whereas previously it was not included.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added to agricultural tourism activities, mandating that at least 75% of total farming activity must be principal agricultural use and that tourism must not interfere with adjacent farms.

SCOPE

The entire Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture, including its staff, assets, and ongoing contracts, is transferred to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

ENFORCEMENT

Rules and policies previously adopted by the Department of Agriculture regarding the transferred division will remain in effect but are now enforced by the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 703) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1327) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 436), recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 87) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU.

lower

Jan 31, 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, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, TOU, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

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