RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of ag-tech zones within the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds for conducting the feasibility study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 661) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Reported from PSM/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3018) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · 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, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman.
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Baker.
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to PSM/AEN, WAM.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 72).
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Tupola.
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 637-18), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 236-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDB.
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing.
lower
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to AGR, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 7
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Calvin K.Y. Say
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
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