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HI SB 763

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 763 pass?

No. HI SB 763 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

What is HI SB 763 about?

Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Who sponsors HI SB 763?

RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 763.

Description

Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RICHARDSprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  2. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Elefante, DeCoite, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Richards, Awa.

  5. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  6. 2025-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 656).

    introduction,receipt

  7. 2025-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-08

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  10. 2025-04-04

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1998) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. 2025-04-04

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  12. 2025-03-28

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2025-03-21

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1449) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  15. 2025-03-21

    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, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

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  16. 2025-03-19

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2025-03-14

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1218) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. 2025-03-14

    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, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-12

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  23. 2025-03-06

    Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-04

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  25. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 194) in amended form (SD 2).

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  26. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  27. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  28. 2025-02-19

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2025-02-13

    Reported from AEN/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 455) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  32. 2025-02-13

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-07

    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.

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  34. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on AEN/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  36. 2025-01-23

    Referred to AEN/PSM, WAM/JDC.

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  37. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

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  38. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-07 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Wakai: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-19 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-19 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-12 · 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.

    2025-03-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-28 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hussey: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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