HB 2758 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Facilitates the control and eradication of invasive species and pests. Establishes a plant nursery registration program. Requires the Board of Agriculture to designate certain species as pests for control or eradication. Imposes certain limits on imports and transportation. Updates the method by which the Department's noxious weed list is updated. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Mar 22, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from AEN/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3238) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Rhoads.

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/TCA has rescheduled its decision making to 03-18-24 1:00PM; CR 224.

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to AEN/TCA, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 62).

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Onishi, Perruso, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos.

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 606-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Onishi, Pierick; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam.

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 178-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

20 primary · 1 co-sponsor