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HI HB 1603

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Repeals the requirement for land covered by an agricultural park lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less to be located in a county having a population of less than five hundred thousand in order for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to extend the lease. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-01 — The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHUNprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • Kuschcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-01

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

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  2. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  3. 2026-03-24

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

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  4. 2026-03-24

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  5. 2026-03-16

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

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  6. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-03-12

    Referred to AEN, JDC.

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  8. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  9. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).

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  10. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  11. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1105-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. 2026-03-05

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

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  13. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2026-02-19

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  15. 2026-02-19

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  16. 2026-02-17

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

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  17. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-02-04

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

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  19. 2026-02-04

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 6-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  20. 2026-01-30

    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.

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  21. 2026-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-30-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2026-01-26

    Referred to AGR, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

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  23. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  24. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-17 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Poepoe: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-16 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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