2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB3237: Relating To Agriculture.
Legislative Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture to designate certain species as pests, and periodically update taxa designated as pests, for control or eradication and develop and implement a control or eradication program for each designated pest but, if the Department fails to do so, authorizes the applicable county to develop or implement the program. Establishes a plant nursery licensing program to regulate the sale of nursery stock. Prohibits the import of any material infested or infected with a pest or that is a pest unless imported under an appropriate permit or compliance agreement and amends the Department of Agriculture's authority to impose other limits on imports and transportation. Amends the method by which the Board of Agriculture makes and updates noxious weed designations and clarifies responsibilities for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill History
1/24/2024
Introduced.
Senate
1/24/2024
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/29/2024
Referred to AEN/TCA, JDC/WAM.
Senate
2/5/2024
The committee(s) on AEN/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/8/2024
The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-13-24 3:01PM; CR 224.
Senate
2/8/2024
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 02-12-24 1:02PM; CR 224.
Senate
2/12/2024
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.
Senate
2/13/2024
The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-15-24 3:01PM; CR 224.
Senate
2/15/2024
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/16/2024
Reported from AEN/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2604) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
Senate
2/16/2024
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
Senate
2/27/2024
The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/1/2024
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Shimabukuro.
Senate
3/1/2024
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/1/2024
Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3013) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
3/1/2024
48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
Senate
3/5/2024
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/5/2024
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 309) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-13-24 8:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Woodson, Ward.
House of Representatives
3/15/2024
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1110-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
3/15/2024
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Amato, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ganaden, Gates, Martinez, Quinlan excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-20-24 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Gates, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam.
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1337-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments
3/1/2024
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
3/1/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments
2/15/2024
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments
2/12/2024
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/5/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 11
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jarrett Keohokalole
Democrat