HB 1497 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool on restricted use pesticide usage. Appropriates funds to convert an unspecified number of temporary Environmental Health Specialist III positions into permanent positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1497_HD1 → HB1497_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was revised from a House Draft to a Senate Draft, primarily updating the effective date of the law from the distant future year 3000 to 2050. The text was also cleaned up to remove formatting errors and clarify that the appropriation covers an unspecified number of temporary positions rather than specific counts.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on pesticide reporting and staffing, but the timeline for implementation has been corrected to a realistic future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050, correcting a likely clerical error in the original draft.

FISCAL

The description of funding was updated to refer to converting an 'unspecified number' of temporary positions, removing specific position numbers that were previously listed in the funding text.

TECHNICAL

Several formatting inconsistencies and placeholder text were removed or corrected throughout the document to improve clarity.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 79).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 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, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors