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HI SB 2405

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RICHARDSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:00 PM; Conference Room 411.

  2. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.

  3. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

  4. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  5. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  6. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 325.

  7. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 762).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Richards.

  9. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-22

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

  11. 2026-04-22

    Re-referred to AGR, HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 32

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  14. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 509).

    introduction,receipt

  15. 2026-04-09

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  16. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1990-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2026-04-07

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1514-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to WAL.

  21. 2026-03-25

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-03-20

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-20

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1253-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.

  25. 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

  26. 2026-03-12

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

  27. 2026-03-12

    Referred to AGR, HSG, WAL, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  29. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 232) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2026-03-10

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

    passage

  31. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  32. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2902) 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. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-02-11

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-02-11

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2186) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  37. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-01-28

    Referred to AEN, WAM.

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  40. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  41. 2026-01-20

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • 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.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • 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 HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Pierick: no

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Woodson: not voting

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