SB 519 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.

Summary

Requires the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to partner with the Hawaii agriculture community to establish a food safety certification training program to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized farms in obtaining a United States Department of Agriculture Good Agricultural Practices certification or an equivalent certification. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2019

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 7, 2019

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to LHE/AGR, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 167) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2019

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

Feb 12, 2019

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, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Committee

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

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 35) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-19 1:15PM in conference room 224.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors