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HI SB 2320

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes the Kuleana AgTech Pathways Program to create career pipelines in the fields of agriculture and agricultural technology. Requires the University of Hawaii to collaborate with the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Agribusiness Development Corporation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and appropriate community organizations to develop and administer the program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 229.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 229.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:30PM in conference room 229.

  3. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.

  4. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 229.

  5. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:50PM; Conference Room 229.

  6. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Gabbard, Kidani Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  8. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Garrett, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  10. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  12. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 644).

    introduction,receipt

  13. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  14. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2084-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. 2026-04-08

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1498-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  19. 2026-03-25

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. 2026-03-20

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-20

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  23. 2026-03-18

    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

  24. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 2026-03-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-10

    Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 48) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  31. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  32. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2755) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  33. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  35. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-02-20

    Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2587) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  38. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-18

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-12

    The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  42. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  43. 2026-01-15

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

  • The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Evslin: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting
    • Muraoka: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2320&year=2026

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