RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTION.
Summary
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii West Oahu to expand its existing programs and develop new means to increase food security and self-sufficiency in the State. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2017
Last action Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
11
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from HRE/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1105) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
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, Riviere, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara.
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kidani, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Taniguchi.
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-17 1:45PM in conference room 224.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HRE/AEN, WAM.
legislature
Mar 3, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 63).
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Choy.
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 671) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Creagan, Har, Ing, Onishi, Takumi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 11
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to HED/AGR, FIN, referral sheet 6
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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