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HI HB 859

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes an agricultural crime prevention program within the Department of Agriculture to provide grants, education, administrative enforcement, and other services for the benefit of the State's agricultural industry. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands and hunting on private agricultural lands. Establishes clear distinctions between administrative and criminal penalties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KUSCHprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • WARDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-05

    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

  3. 2025-02-05

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 156) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 2025-01-31

    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

  5. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-23

    Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 1249not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=859&year=2026

Attribution

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