HI HB1663 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 16 2009 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits the development, testing, propagation, release, importation, planting, or growing of genetically engineered Hawaiian taro in the State of Hawaii. Non-Hawaiian taro shall not be genetically engineered outside an enclosed laboratory or inside an enclosed laboratory unless access is restricted to the general public, and shall not be tested, propogated, planted, or grown outside an enclosed structure or inside an enclosed structure unless access is restricted to the general public. (SD2)

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Title

Genetically Engineered Taro; Prohibition

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-11 Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
2009-04-17 (H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709).
2009-04-17 (S) Senate Conferees appointed: Gabbard, Chair; English, Kokubun.
2009-04-17 (S) Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 585).
2009-04-16 (H) House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2009-04-16 (H) Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 645) in amended form (SD 2).
2009-04-16 (S) Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2009-04-14 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice 04-16-09.
2009-04-14 (S) Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
2009-04-14 (S) Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.
2009-04-09 (S) Deferred until 04-14-09.
2009-04-08 (S) One Day Notice 04-09-09.
2009-04-08 (S) Waived referral to ENE.
2009-03-30 (S) Re-Referred to ENE.
2009-03-27 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WTL.
2009-03-27 (S) Reported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WTL.
2009-03-24 (S) The committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Green, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kokubun ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Hooser.
2009-03-19 (S) The committee(s) on ENE deferred the measure until 03-24-09 2:45pm in conference room 225.
2009-03-16 (S) The committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-09 3:45pm in conference room 225.
2009-03-12 (S) Referred to ENE, WTL.
2009-03-12 (S) Passed First Reading.
2009-03-12 (S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).
2009-03-10 (H) Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Hanohano voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2009-03-05 (H) Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-10-09.
2009-03-05 (H) Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 717) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2009-03-04 (H) The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Wooley, Choy, Evans, Manahan, Tokioka, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Berg, McKelvey, Wakai.
2009-03-02 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-04-09 9:00AM in House conference room 312.
2009-02-20 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, McKelvey, Takai, Takumi, Tokioka excused (5).
2009-02-19 (H) Reported from HAW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 573), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
2009-02-18 (H) The committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Carroll, Shimabukuro, Belatti, Brower, Nishimoto, Yamane, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Bertram, Mizuno.
2009-02-13 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by HAW on Wednesday, 02-18-09 9:10am in House conference room 329.
2009-01-30 (H) Referred to HAW, AGR, referral sheet 5
2009-01-28 (H) Introduced and Passed First Reading

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