HI HB 2573
died on adjournmentRELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2573 pass?
No. HI HB 2573 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 (2026-02-06): Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
What is HI HB 2573 about?
Establishes a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College, Department of Human Resources Development, and Department of Law Enforcement. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2573?
HOLT, ALCOS, BELATTI and 15 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2573.
Description
Establishes a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College, Department of Human Resources Development, and Department of Law Enforcement. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06 — Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- HOLTprimary
- ALCOSprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SHIMIZUprimary
- SOUZAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-06
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
2026-02-06
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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2026-02-04
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Chun: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2706
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