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HI HB 428

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FARM TO FAMILIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 428 pass?

No. HI HB 428 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 428 about?

Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2026 and 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 428?

COCHRAN, NAKAMURA, AMATO and 40 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 428.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2026 and 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COCHRANprimary
  • NAKAMURAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KONGprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • WOODSONprimary
  • YAMASHITAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-21

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 9:31AM in conference room 325.

  7. 2025-04-17

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:30AM in conference room 325.

  8. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  10. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

    receipt

  11. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Kusch Co-Chairs; Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.

  12. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559).

    receipt

  13. 2025-04-04

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  14. 2025-04-03

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. 2025-04-03

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 542) in amended form (SD 1).

  16. 2025-04-02

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1516) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2025-04-02

    One Day Notice 04-03-25.

  18. 2025-03-28

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-25

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. 2025-03-17

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1089) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  21. 2025-03-17

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-10

    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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-03-06

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  24. 2025-03-04

    Referred to AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-02-28

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-02-28

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  27. 2025-02-27

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 868), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2025-02-27

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  29. 2025-02-20

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2025-02-11

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 390) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  32. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-07

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-02-05

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-01-21

    Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-10 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Rhoads: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-28 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-03 · pass · 25-0

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