SB 2318 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

SB 2318 establishes a formal Agricultural Statistics Program within state law and allocates funding for its operation. The bill directly affects agricultural stakeholders, including farmers, agribusinesses, and state agricultural agencies, by creating a dedicated system for collecting and analyzing farm data. Key provisions include codifying the program's structure in statute and providing dedicated funding to support data collection efforts. This bill does not change existing agricultural regulations but creates a new administrative framework for gathering sector-specific statistics.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2318 → SB2318_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill update primarily involves technical formatting and metadata adjustments, such as changing the bill type from Senate to Senate Draft 1 and updating the legislative template version. The most significant substantive change is the extension of the bill's effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, which delays when the agricultural statistics program begins operation.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on codifying the Agricultural Statistics Program and appropriating funds, but the applicability is delayed by over two decades.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, significantly postponing when the new agricultural statistics requirements and funding become active.

TECHNICAL

The bill was updated from a standard Senate version to a Senate Draft 1 version, indicating it is now in the early stages of the legislative process.

The legislative template was updated from revision 00004 to revision 00008, reflecting internal tracking changes rather than policy shifts.

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

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2181) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 15, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors