HI SB593 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-20 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Part II: Amends the primary mission of the agribusiness development corporation to be local food production. Part III: Requires the DOA and the ADC to submit annual reports regarding land dispositions to the legislature and to post a copy of the reports on the Internet. Part IV: Requires that lands managed by the DOA and the ADC are disposed of in a variety of sizes and to diversified tenants to support a diversified agricultural economy. Part V: Requires the DOA and ADC to lease each year at least fifty per cent of land managed by the DOA and ADC, respectively, to operations whose primary business is local food production, beginning 1/1/2016. (SD1)

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Title

Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Development Corporation; Diversified Agriculture; Leased Lands; Reporting Requirements; Local Food Production

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-20SenateReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2015-02-20SenateReported from AGL/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 388) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2015-02-11SenateThe committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen, Ihara, Riviere, Ruderman, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Slom.
2015-02-10SenateThe committee(s) on AGL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AGL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, Riviere, Chun Oakland, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Wakai, Slom.
2015-02-02SenateThe committee(s) on WTL deferred the measure until 02-11-15 2:45PM in conference room 224.
2015-02-02SenateThe committee(s) on AGL deferred the measure until 02-10-15 2:45PM in conference room 414.
2015-01-29SenateThe committee(s) on AGL/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-15 2:50PM in conference room 224.
2015-01-26SenateReferred to AGL/WTL, WAM.
2015-01-26SenatePassed First Reading.
2015-01-23SenateIntroduced.

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