HI HB 812
died on adjournmentRELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Authorizes a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $25,000 to be for a term of at least five years, under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-30 — Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3201) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- CHUNprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- TAMprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-30
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3201) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-19
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-17
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Referred to GVO, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 8).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-05
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-05
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 785-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-25
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-11
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 392) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07
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
2025-02-05
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Ward: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-25 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-19 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Awa: yes
- Moriwaki: not voting
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