HI SB594 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-22 - Re-Referred to WLA, CPH/WAM.
Pending: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-22 - Re-Referred to WLA, CPH/WAM.
Pending: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Requires a specific listing of the geographic origins of various Hawaii-grown coffees and the geographic or regional origins of the various coffees not grown in Hawaii that are included in a coffee blend to be listed on the front panel of a label. Allows all imported coffees in a blend to be listed in the aggregate as "imported coffee". Effective January 1, 2016. (SD1)
Title
Coffee; Labeling; Geographic or Regional Origins; Percentage of Content Requirement; Hawaii-grown Coffee
Sponsors
| Sen. Russell Ruderman [D] | Sen. William Espero [D] | Sen. Mike Gabbard [D] | Sen. Josh Green [D] |
| Sen. Breene Harimoto [D] | Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D] | Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-22 | Senate | Re-Referred to WLA, CPH/WAM. |
| 2016-01-21 | Senate | Re-Referred to WLA/CPH, WAM. |
| 2015-12-17 | Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. | |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | Reported from AGL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 359) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM. |
| 2015-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on AGL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AGL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, Riviere, Chun Oakland, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Taniguchi; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Slom. |
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on AGL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-15 3:35PM in conference room 414. |
| 2015-02-02 | Senate | Re-Referred to AGL, CPN/WAM. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Referred to AGL, CPN. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2015-01-23 | Senate | Introduced. |
