2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB858: Relating To Agricultural Statistics.
Legislative 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)
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Bill History
1/21/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
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.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 640) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
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.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 875), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
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.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 39).
Senate
2/28/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to AEN, WAM.
Senate
3/6/2025
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/10/2025
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.
Senate
3/17/2025
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1090) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/17/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments
3/10/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor

Matthias Kusch
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Terez Amato
Democrat
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Kim Iwamoto
Democrat
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat
Darius Kila
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Lauren Matsumoto
Republican
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Kanani Souza
Republican
Adrian Tam
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat
Gene Ward
Republican