RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Summary
Establishes the Hawaii agriculture and forest carbon positive incentive program. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Dec 10, 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
25
Key actions
8
Committee
14
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1462), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Onishi; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from EEP/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1013) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Lowen, Marten, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Todd.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Perruso, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Todd.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to EEP/AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 22
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 220) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 68) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 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
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 1:00PM in conference room Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jarrett Keohokalole
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
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