SB 3237 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture to designate certain species as pests, and periodically update taxa designated as pests, for control or eradication and develop and implement a control or eradication program for each designated pest but, if the Department fails to do so, authorizes the applicable county to develop or implement the program. Establishes a plant nursery licensing program to regulate the sale of nursery stock. Prohibits the import of any material infested or infected with a pest or that is a pest unless imported under an appropriate permit or compliance agreement and amends the Department of Agriculture's authority to impose other limits on imports and transportation. Amends the method by which the Board of Agriculture makes and updates noxious weed designations and clarifies responsibilities for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Mar 22, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 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) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1337-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Gates, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam.

lower

Mar 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1110-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Woodson, Ward.

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 309) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from AEN/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2604) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 12, 2024

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, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 29, 2024

Committee

Referred to AEN/TCA, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

10 primary · 2 co-sponsors