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HI HB 2619

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOMEMADE FOOD PRODUCTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules for the regulation of farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than those for home kitchens producing homemade food products. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-30 — Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3303) 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

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • HARTSFIELDprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-30

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

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  2. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3303) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  3. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  4. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

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  6. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  7. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 444).

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  8. 2026-03-10

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

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  9. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  10. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1062-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. 2026-03-03

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

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  12. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2026-02-18

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

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  14. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 345-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  15. 2026-02-13

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  16. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-02-06

    Re-referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 8

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  18. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, AGR, CPC, referral sheet 6

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  19. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: not voting

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-23 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2619&year=2026

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