HB 131 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEMP.

Summary

Legalizes hemp to the extent legalized under federal law. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to prepare and submit a proposed state plan to monitor and regulate hemp production, including commercial production and research, to the federal Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to monitor and regulate hemp production. Allows Industrial Hemp Pilot Project licensee to utilize hemp genetics. Requires reports to the Governor and Legislature. Effective 9/22/2050. (HB131 HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

House Passage

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Last action Mar 5, 2019

Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2019

How they voted

49–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 28, 2019

D Democratic45

43 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2019

Committee

Referred to PSM/AEN, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 1, 2019

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16).

upper

Feb 28, 2019

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Nakamura, Todd.

lower

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).

lower

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 587) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McKelvey; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 12, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.

lower

Feb 8, 2019

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 213) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Holt, Onishi, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to AGR, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2019

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors