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HI SB 2706

introduced

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes a five-year Agriculture and Biosecurity Workforce Development Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College and the Department of Human Resources Development. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
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

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary

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. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  7. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.

  8. 2026-04-22

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

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Kim, Richards Co-Chairs; Awa.

  10. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  11. 2026-04-21

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

  12. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  14. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 693).

    introduction,receipt

  15. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  16. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2085-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2026-04-07

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 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

  20. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1497-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  21. 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

  22. 2026-03-20

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

  23. 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

  24. 2026-03-20

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1251-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  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

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

  28. 2026-03-11

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

  29. 2026-03-10

    Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  31. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 76) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  32. 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

  33. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  34. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  35. 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

  36. 2026-02-25

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

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  37. 2026-02-23

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

  38. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2026-02-20

    Reported from AEN/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2643) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 2026-02-12

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

  43. 2026-01-28

    Referred to AEN/EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  44. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  45. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 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 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 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.

    2026-04-07 · 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=2706&year=2026

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