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HI HB 2573

died on adjournment

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College, Department of Human Resources Development, and Department of Law Enforcement. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-06 — Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HOLTprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-06

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  3. 2026-02-04

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-02

    Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2573&year=2026

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