SB 1353 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a permanent industrial hemp program pursuant to federal law, and a corresponding special fund. Reduces or repeals certain regulatory requirements under the existing industrial hemp pilot program. Establishes monetary penalties for the unauthorized cultivation of hemp. Establishes authorized cultivation of hemp as an affirmative defense to certain criminal offenses pertaining to marijuana. Excludes hemp from statutory definitions of marijuana. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to prepare a state plan for approval by the federal Secretary of Agriculture and report on the approval process to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

Apr 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Vetoed

Jul 2019

Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Vetoed Jul 9, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2019

D Democratic24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 9, 2019

Vetoed

Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1384).

upper

Jul 9, 2019

Vetoed

Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1384).

lower

Jun 24, 2019

Vetoed

Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-24-19 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202)

upper

Jun 24, 2019

Vetoed

Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1202)

lower

Apr 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 186) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 26, 2019

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.

upper

Apr 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 186).

upper

Apr 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, C. Lee, Luke, Wildberger, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, K. Rhoads, English, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 10:03AM in conference room 224.

upper

Apr 25, 2019

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-25-19 at 4:15PM in Conference Room 224.

lower

Apr 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 4:15PM in conference room 224.

upper

Apr 24, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.

upper

Apr 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.

upper

Apr 18, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.

upper

Apr 11, 2019

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 11, 2019

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 788).

upper

Apr 9, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 28, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd.

lower

Mar 22, 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) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).

lower

Mar 22, 2019

Committee

Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1696) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 21, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Yamane.

lower

Mar 19, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-21-19.

lower

Mar 18, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-19.

lower

Mar 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1359) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Mar 13, 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

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to AGR, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 28

lower

Mar 7, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 527) in amended form (SD 3).

lower

Mar 7, 2019

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Harimoto, L. Thielen). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Report filed.

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Separated Committee Report.

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3).

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.

upper

Feb 19, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

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

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from AEN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 661) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

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, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 31, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 2:00PM in conference room 224.

upper

Jan 28, 2019

Committee

Referred to AEN/JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors