HB 531 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Summary

Requires a state contract for the purchase of produce to include an option for the contractor supplying the produce to lease of state agricultural lands. Establishes a process for the college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the university of Hawaii to identify appropriate land to be leased. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 9, 2021

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2021

How they voted

43–7

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Mar 5, 2021

D Democratic46

38 Yea 7 Nay 1

82% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to AEN/HRE/WTL, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 125).

upper

Mar 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) LoPresti, Nakamura, Okimoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Kapela, D. Kobayashi, Onishi, Perruso, Tokioka voting no (7) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Holt, Ilagan, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) B. Kobayashi, Marten, Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Eli.

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

lower

Feb 10, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Cullen, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Ichiyama.

lower

Feb 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on GVR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-10-21.

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on GVR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-21 10:00AM.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to GVR, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1