HB 858 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture to revitalize and enhance the Agricultural Statistics Program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB858_HD1 → HB858_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1, primarily updating administrative metadata, correcting grammatical phrasing, and adjusting the effective date of the law from the distant future (year 3000) to a realistic timeframe (year 2050). The core policy requirements regarding agricultural data collection and funding remain substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same, but the timeline for when the law becomes effective has been adjusted to a plausible future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050, making the law operative in a realistic timeframe.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata, including bill author names, revision numbers, and template identifiers, were updated to reflect the Senate version.

Minor grammatical edits were made to improve sentence flow, such as adding 'and' before 'a contractual obligation' and changing 'decision making' to 'decision-making'.

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 17, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1090) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 39).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 640) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

18 primary · 0 co-sponsors