HI HB 498

• Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund
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• DOA
• Establishment
• Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council

• KAHALOAprimary
• AMATOprimary
• BELATTIprimary
• CHUNprimary
• GARRETTprimary
• HOLTprimary
• IWAMOTOprimary
• KAPELAprimary
• LAMOSAOprimary
• LOWENprimary
• MARTENprimary
• MIYAKEprimary
• TAKAYAMAprimary
• TARNASprimary
• TODDprimary

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1. 2025-12-08

   Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

   carried-over

2. 2025-02-14

   Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

   passage,referral-committee

3. 2025-02-14

   Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

4. 2025-02-11

   The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

   committee-passage-favorable

5. 2025-02-07

   Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

6. 2025-02-04

   Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

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7. 2025-02-04

   Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 82) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

8. 2025-01-29

   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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

   committee-passage-favorable

9. 2025-01-23

   Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

10. 2025-01-21

    Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

11. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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12. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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

  2025-01-29 · pass · 5-0

  Member-level votes (6)

  • Kahaloa: yes
  • Kusch: yes
  • Lowen: yes
  • Perruso: yes
  • Quinlan: yes
  • Ward: not voting

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

  2025-02-11 · pass · 9-0

  Member-level votes (11)

  • Tarnas: yes
  • Poepoe: yes
  • Belatti: yes
  • Kahaloa: yes
  • Perruso: yes
  • Takayama: yes
  • Todd: yes
  • Garcia: yes
  • Shimizu: yes
  • Cochran: not voting
  • Hashem: not voting

• Companion bill: SB 762

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