URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IDENTIFY HOW COFFEE BERRY BORER AND COFFEE LEAF RUST ENTERED INTO HAWAII AND MEASURES TO PREVENT THE FLOW OF THESE INVASIVE SPECIES INTO THE STATE TO PROTECT THE ONGOING VIABILITY OF HAWAI‘I'S COFFEE INDUSTRY.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2021
Last action Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1291) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 24, 2021
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, Nishihara, Acasio, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-21 1:05PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to AEN.
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced
Offered.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
LA
Laura Acasio
DDemocratic
P
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
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