HB 498 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIMES.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB498_HD1 → HB498_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital file format, but the substantive policy content remains largely the same. The key substantive change is the addition of a placeholder section for appropriations that allows the legislature to fund the new council and its operations, while the effective date was set to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on establishing the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council and creating a special fund to support agricultural crime prevention and enforcement.

FISCAL

Added a new section (Section 5) that appropriates funds for the council's establishment and operations, though specific dollar amounts are left blank for legislative action.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date of July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error as it is far in the future.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a standard legislative text to a digital file format with metadata headers and footers.

DEFINITION

Added a new chapter defining the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council, its composition, and its duties.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions for investigators to be appointed by the council with law enforcement powers to investigate agricultural crimes.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 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 JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 82) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors