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HI HB 1621

in committee

RELATING 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

  1. 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).

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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

  6. 2026-01-26

    Referred to AGR/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  7. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  8. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

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

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