SB 1562 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Summary

Establishes the Combined Housing Operational Agriculture Mobilization Program to assist bona fide farmers to live and farm on agricultural lands. For taxable years beginning 1/1/2026, establishes a tax credit for land donated to the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1562 → SB1562_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Senate bill (SB 1562) to a Senate Draft (SD 1) version, which includes metadata headers, template information, and formatting artifacts. The substantive legislative text remains unchanged, preserving the core policy of establishing a Combined Housing Operational Agriculture Mobilization Program to provide affordable land and housing for farmers in Hawaii.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope; the document structure changed from a formal Senate bill format to a draft version with metadata and template headers.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number (SB1562 SD1), sponsor information (Ainoa Naniole), timestamps, and template revision details that were not present in the original Senate bill format.

Removed original Senate formatting elements including the Senate header, page numbers, document identifiers (SB LRB 25-0595.docx), and formatting symbols that were part of the original bill layout.

Replaced original line-by-line legislative text with a reformatted version that includes metadata blocks at the top and bottom, though the actual statutory language (Sections 1-7) remains identical.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN/HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors