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HB 1013 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Summary
Establishes an important agricultural lands incentive to provide alternative means to develop housing for farmers and farm employees. Authorizes a landowner or lessee of important agricultural lands to apply to a county for a permit allowing the landowner or lessee to develop, construct, and maintain farm cluster housing. Requires each county to enact ordinances to allow farm cluster housing on important agricultural lands. Establishes requirements for farm cluster housing. Repeals existing requirements for farm dwellings and employee housing on important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill enables farm cluster housing development on agricultural lands for farmers/farm employees, directly supporting housing development as a core topic aspect.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025
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Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 644), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Ward.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 216) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSG, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Nadine Nakamura
Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
HI
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