2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB984: Relating To Agricultural Loans.
Legislative Summary
Updates the Agricultural Loan Program by lowering and fixing interest rates, increasing and standardizing loan limits, and reducing the number of credit denials. Includes food hubs as an eligible entity for Class E loans. Authorizes the Agricultural Loan Program to issue lines of credit. Creates a new class of loans to encourage large scale agriculture of import replacement crops or crops grown for the farm to state program. (CD1)
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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
2/5/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639) 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1108) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
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
3/13/2025
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/13/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/2/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1685) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
4/4/2025
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 698) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Kusch Co-Chairs; Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.
Senate
4/15/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:30AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 9:31AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.
Senate
4/23/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Aquino, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
Senate
4/23/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 21) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 21).
Senate
4/24/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
Senate
4/30/2025
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/30/2025
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
Senate
5/1/2025
Transmitted to Governor.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Act 069, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169).
Senate
5/19/2025
Act 069, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/23/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/23/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
4/2/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
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
Passed(5/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Nadine Nakamura
Democrat