HI HB 1621
in committeeRELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Establishes a Conservation Agriculture and Soil Health Incentive Program within the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Reported from AGR/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 165-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- EVSLINprimary
- LOWENprimary
- CHUNprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- MARTENprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-11
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) Holt excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Reported from AGR/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 165-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-06
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/EEP on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to AGR/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-16
Prefiled.
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Votes
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Chun: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
- Quinlan: not voting
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Chun: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
- Quinlan: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2110
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