RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.
Summary
Appropriates funds to DBEDT in each of fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to provide guidance and support regarding the FDA's industry guidance on the use of color additives, as applied to sea salt products cultivated or produced in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
10
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to EDB, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Apr 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-21-17 1:30PM in conference room 423.
lower
Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 669) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Galuteria, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to ETT, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 207).
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, LoPresti, Tupola.
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 581), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Kobayashi, Morikawa, Oshiro, Todd, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Har.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 69) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Johanson, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
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