HB 2119 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COFFEE PEST CONTROL.

Summary

Temporarily reestablishes the Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program and the program manager position, including the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the operation and implementation of the Pesticide Subsidy Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2119_HD1 → HB2119_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to transition from a House Draft (HD1) to a Senate Draft (SD1), updating the bill title, author, and internal reference numbers. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was shifted from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050, likely to align with a future fiscal year or legislative session. Minor wording adjustments were made to clarify that the 'department' refers to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and to change a pesticide description from 'eradicate' to 'control' the coffee berry borer.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the coffee subsidy program, but the applicability timeline was extended significantly to July 1, 2050.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'department' was updated to explicitly include 'and biosecurity'.

REQUIREMENT

The description of the fungus used for coffee berry borer was changed from 'eradicate' to 'control'.

TECHNICAL

The document was restructured into four distinct parts (I through IV) with corresponding section numbers.

The bill title and author information were updated from Patrick Comiso (HD1) to Margaret McGary and Ainoa Naniole (SD1).

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 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3153) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

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

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 186).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors