Hawaii House Bill 427

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: N/A - 0% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Pending introduction.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture to the "Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Renames the Board of Agriculture to the "Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Part II: Establishes and appropriates funds for a Deputy Director of Biosecurity. Part III: Changes references to the plant and animal declaration form to the "biosecurity form". Part IV: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part V: Appropriates funds for positions for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.

Relating To Biosecurity.

Rep. Nadine Nakamura [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Cory Chun [D]
Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Luke Evslin [D]	Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]	Rep. Tina Grandinetti [D]
Rep. Mark Hashem [D]	Rep. Daniel Holt [D]	Rep. Ikaika Hussey [D]	Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]
Rep. Greggor Ilagan [D]	Rep. Kim Iwamoto [D]	Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]	Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]
Rep. Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Lisa Kitagawa [D]	Rep. Matthias Kusch [D]
Rep. Trish La Chica [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]	Rep. Mike Lee [D]	Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]
Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Scot Matayoshi [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]
Rep. Ikaika Olds [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]	Rep. Sean Quinlan [D]
Rep. Jackson Sayama [D]	Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]
Rep. David Tarnas [D]	Rep. Shirley Ann Templo [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]	Rep. Justin Woodson [D]
Rep. Kyle Yamashita [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=427&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB427_.HTM