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HI HB 501

passed one chamber

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-14

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 723) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-06

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-03

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-03

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 35) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. 2025-01-29

    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

  9. 2025-01-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-21

    Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-29 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-02-06 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: not voting

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