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HI SB 245

died on adjournment

RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 245 pass?

No. HI SB 245 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 245 about?

Beginning 1/1/2026, prohibits certain entities from owning, purchasing, or acquiring ownership of agricultural lands.

Who sponsors HI SB 245?

GABBARD is the primary sponsor of HI SB 245.

Description

Beginning 1/1/2026, prohibits certain entities from owning, purchasing, or acquiring ownership of agricultural lands.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-10

    The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-02-03

    The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  5. 2025-01-29

    The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 02-03-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 224.

    deferral

  6. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 01-29-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  7. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  8. 2025-01-17

    Referred to AEN, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=245&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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