Hawaii Senate Bill 1193

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a grant program to assist persons who use albizia trees to create usable commercial products or are developing ways to use albizia trees to create usable products. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in consultation with certain academic units of the University of Hawaii, to study economically feasible ways in which businesses may use albizia trees to produce usable commercial products, including housing, throughout the State. Appropriates moneys.

Relating To Albizia.

Sen. Brenton Awa [R]

Sen. Henry Aquino [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-09	Senate	The committee on HRE deferred the measure.
2023-02-09	Senate	The committee on AEN deferred the measure.
2023-02-09	Senate	The committee on EET deferred the measure.
2023-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on EET/HRE/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-23 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred to EET/HRE/AEN, WAM.
2023-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-25	Senate	Introduced.

SB1193 (Carry Over) 2023-02-09 - The committee on HRE deferred the measure.
HB466 (Same As) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1193&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB1193_.HTM