HB 8 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.

Summary

Amends Act 151, SLH 2019, to make identifying lands for producing food crops that may be grown locally using conventional, sustainable, and regenerative practices to replace imports one of the goals of the Department of Agriculture's strategic plan for increased food production. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House Passage

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2021

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Feb 19, 2021

D Democratic46

43 Yea 3

93% 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

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-3)

house

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

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors