RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Summary
Establishes an important agricultural lands incentive to provide alternative means to develop housing for farmers and farm employees. Authorizes a landowner or lessee of important agricultural lands to apply to a county for a permit allowing the landowner or lessee to develop, construct, and maintain farm cluster housing. Requires each county to enact ordinances to allow farm cluster housing on important agricultural lands. Establishes requirements for farm cluster housing. Repeals existing requirements for farm dwellings and employee housing on important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill revision clarifies the purpose of farm cluster housing incentives to ensure housing remains tied to active farming operations. It adds a specific definition for 'short-term vacation rentals' to exclude them from farm housing protections and changes the effective date of the law to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on important agricultural lands, but the definition of eligible housing is tightened by explicitly defining and excluding short-term vacation rentals.
REQUIREMENT
The legislative purpose was shortened and clarified to emphasize that housing must be occupied by bona fide farmers or employees on active farms.
DEFINITION
A new definition for 'short-term vacation rental' was added to clarify that these units do not qualify as farm cluster housing.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, indicating a placeholder date.
TECHNICAL
Various metadata fields, including author names, document IDs, and internal tracking numbers, were updated during the House of Representatives review.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 644), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Ward.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 216) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSG, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
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