SB 127 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANTS.

Summary

Establishes the Conventional Farming Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to small and midsized farmers who practice conventional farming. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB127 → SB127_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its status as a Senate amendment (SD1) with revised metadata and formatting. The most significant substantive change is the removal of specific funding amounts for the Conventional Farming Grant Program, replacing them with blank lines to be filled in during the legislative process. Additionally, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, likely as a placeholder or clerical error.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the grant program remains the same, but the funding mechanism is now undefined pending further action.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 appropriation were removed and replaced with blank lines.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Header information, bill type (changed from SB to SMA), and report descriptions were updated to reflect the Senate amendment status.

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

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 29, 2025

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

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 10, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors