HI Committee | Senate Agriculture | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI | HCR140 | Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Establish A Program To Award Grants To Farmers Who Implement Natural Farming. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | HCR102 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Implement Differentiated Water Toll Rates And Charges For The Hamakua District Irrigation System. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | HCR206 | Requesting The Board Of Agriculture To Convene An Agricultural Tourism Task Force. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | SCR134 | Requesting The Establishment Of An Agricultural Theft Task Force. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | SR59 | Urging The Office Of Planning To Convene The Food Sustainability Standard Task Force To Develop A Food Sustainability Standard For The State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | SCR93 | Urging The Office Of Planning To Convene The Food Sustainability Standard Task Force To Develop A Food Sustainability Standard For The State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HB96 | Creates an income tax exemption on an unspecified amount of annual income for family farms, family farm communities, and family farm cooperatives. (HB96 HD2) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB481 | Allows for the construction of certain indigenous Hawaiian hale on land that is used for farming operations without a building permit. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB481 HD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB482 | Repeals the ability to claim expenditures for legal services under the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit. Effective July 1, 2050. Applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. (HB482 HD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB486 | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii to operate and implement the Future Farmers of America and 4-H programs. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB486 HD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB508 | Exempts from the procurement code any contract by governmental bodies to procure fresh meat and produce, and animals and plants for use by any governmental body. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB508 HD2) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB734 | Amends public lands classifications to add taro lands for wetland cultivation as a fourth class of agricultural lands. Defines taro lands. Requires retention of supporting structures for taro fields. Adds growth and perpetuation of all traditional Ha... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB1409 | Allocates unspecified amounts from every 15 cents of the Barrel Tax deposited into the Energy Security Special Fund and the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund to the Agribusiness Development Corporation as investment capital for ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| HI | HB478 | Authorizes schools to grow food in school gardens for consumption in the school lunch program under specified conditions. Allows nonprofit organizations to establish and administer fresh food distribution services. Appropriation. Effective July 1, 20... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| HI | SCR35 | Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Establish Reduced Tariffs For The Sale Of Electricity Generated By Nonfossil Fuel Producers That Electric Utilities Would Otherwise Curtail During Off-peak Hours To Persons Engaged In Aquaculture, Aquaponics,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| HI | SR15 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Implement Differentiated Water Toll Rates And Charges For The Hamakua District Irrigation System. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| HI | SR16 | Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Establish Reduced Tariffs For The Sale Of Electricity Generated By Nonfossil Fuel Producers That Electric Utilities Would Otherwise Curtail During Off-peak Hours To Persons Engaged In Aquaculture, Aquaponics,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| HI | SB1243 | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service designated EB-5 regional center for the purpose of assisting agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB1244 | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service designated EB-5 regional center for the purpose of assisting agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB1245 | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service designated EB-5 regional center for the purpose of assisting agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB1381 | Provides a GET exemption on amounts received by farmers and retailers for the sale of fresh farm produce intended for consumption within the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB1269 | Protects existing and ancient taro-growing systems and lands from being acquired for development projects. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB1270 | Enacts recommendations of the taro security and purity task force to improve protections for taro lands and ancient Hawaiian agricultural structures. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | SB985 | Allocates 1.5 cents of every 15 cents of the barrel tax deposited into the energy security special fund and 1.5 cents of every 15 cents of the barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund, as provided in secti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | SB994 | Allows for overnight accommodations for bona fide farming operations. Defines bona fide farming operations. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | SB838 | Clarifies that agricultural tourism activities, including overnight accommodations, shall only be permitted in agricultural districts in a county that includes at least three inhabited islands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB109 | Short form bill. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB110 | Short form bill. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB111 | Short form bill. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB816 | Provides a GET exemption on amounts received by farmers for the sale of fresh farm produce intended for consumption within the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB112 | Short form bill. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB113 | Short form bill. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB759 | Exempts from the general excise tax money received from interisland loading, transportation, and unloading of aquacultural commodities, livestock, and meat. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB758 | Authorizes GO bonds for CIP projects for various irrigation systems. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB743 | Prohibits the keeping, breeding, or harboring of wild or feral pigs. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB587 | Requires the PUC to establish preferential rates for the purchase of energy that is used or consumed for agricultural activities. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB588 | Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii constitution to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist agricultural enterprises. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB191 | Increases the general excise tax by 1% for a 2-year period to provide a dedicated funding source for the acquisition and management of agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB364 | Allows retailers, distributors, producers, and producer-distributors to sell raw milk and raw-milk products for purchase or consumption by consumers, subject to rules adopted by the board of agriculture for the department of agriculture. Allows farme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | SB365 | Removes seed, as defined under section 147-122, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from the general excise tax exemption for certain scientific contracts with the United States and the export of "tangible personal property" from the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
