RELATING TO GARDENS.
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Education to develop programs to encourage the development of gardens on school property. Authorizes the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop programs that provide incentives to establish gardens in housing projects, communities, and schools. (SB303 HD1)
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 Dec 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from AGR/LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1508) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Quinlan.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, Cachola, Onishi, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Cabanilla Arakawa, Holt.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to AGR/LHE, FIN, referral sheet 33
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to AGR/LHE/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 88).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-14-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Reported from HOU/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 20) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) S. Chang, Kanuha, Moriwaki, 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 HOU/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-19 1:15PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to HOU/EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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