HB 1831 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Summary

Authorizes and provides funding for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in coordination with relevant state agencies, to identify and, if legally permissible, resolve survey deficiencies and wastewater compliance issues on non-agricultural park lands. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1831 → HB1831_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, effectively deferring the law's implementation indefinitely. Additionally, the bill now explicitly states that the department may only resolve survey deficiencies if it is legally permissible to do so, adding a new legal constraint to the department's authority.

Scope change

The bill's applicability is now limited by a new condition requiring legal permissibility before resolving survey issues, and the timeline for implementation has been removed.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, delaying the law's enforcement by decades.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added stating the department can only resolve survey deficiencies if such actions are legally permissible.

FISCAL

The specific dollar amount for funding was removed and replaced with blank spaces, leaving the appropriation amount undefined.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 53).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 167-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors