Hawaii House Bill 427

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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
2025-02-20	House	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
2025-02-18	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14	House	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 739) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11	House	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
2025-02-07	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-04	House	Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 85) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-01-29	House	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.
2025-01-23	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21	House	Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB427_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB427_HD2_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB427_TESTIMONY_AGR_01-29-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB427_HD1_HSCR85_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB427_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB427_HD2_HSCR739_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB427_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-20-25_.PDF