HI SB 659

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• Fresh Local Agricultural Products
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• Procurement

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1. 2025-12-08

   Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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2. 2025-03-21

   Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

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3. 2025-03-21

   Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1406), recommending referral to FIN.

4. 2025-03-19

   The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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5. 2025-03-14

   Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

6. 2025-03-13

   Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

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7. 2025-03-13

   Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1190) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

8. 2025-03-11

   The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

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9. 2025-03-07

   Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

10. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDN, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 19

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11. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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12. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 182) in amended form (SD 2).

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13. 2025-03-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kim. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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14. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

15. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 921) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

16. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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17. 2025-02-20

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

18. 2025-02-13

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

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19. 2025-02-13

    Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 434) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

20. 2025-02-10

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

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21. 2025-02-10

    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) Kidani, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; and 0 Excused: none.

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22. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

23. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.

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24. 2025-01-17

    Passed First Reading.

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25. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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

  2025-02-10 · pass · 4-0

  Member-level votes (5)

  • Gabbard: yes
  • Richards: yes
  • Awa: yes
  • DeCoite: yes
  • Rhoads: not voting

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

  2025-02-10 · pass · 3-2

  Member-level votes (5)

  • Kidani: yes
  • Kanuha: yes
  • DeCorte: yes
  • Kim: no
  • Hashimoto: no

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

  2025-02-26 · pass · 13-0

  Member-level votes (14)

  • Dela Cruz: yes
  • Moriwaki: yes
  • Aquino: yes
  • DeCoite: yes
  • Elefante: yes
  • Hashimoto: yes
  • Inouye: yes
  • Kanuha: yes
  • Kidani: yes
  • Kim: yes
  • Lee: yes
  • C: yes
  • Wakai: yes
  • Fevella: yes

• Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

  Member-level votes (3)

  • DeCoite: yes
  • Inouye: yes
  • Kim: yes

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

  2025-03-11 · pass · 10-0

  Member-level votes (11)

  • Woodson: yes
  • La Chica: yes
  • Amato: yes
  • Evslin: yes
  • Garrett: yes
  • Kapela: yes
  • Kila: yes
  • Olds: yes
  • Sayama: yes
  • Souza: yes
  • Muraoka: not voting

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

  2025-03-19 · pass · 5-0

  Member-level votes (6)

  • Kahaloa: yes
  • Kusch: yes
  • Lowen: yes
  • Perruso: yes
  • Quinlan: yes
  • Ward: not voting

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