Hawaii Senate Bill 1249
Session 2025
Relating To Agriculture.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 27, 2025
First Action
Jan 21, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 27, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1249
State
Hawaii
Session
2025
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
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Roll call vote details are unavailable for Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Recorded roll call vote details are unavailable for Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Summary
Establishes the temporary Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands. Establishes clear distinctions between administrative and criminal penalties. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
SB1249_CD1
SB1249_HD2
SB1249_HD1
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06/27/2025
Senate
Act 235, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).
06/27/2025
House
Act 235, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).
05/02/2025
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
05/02/2025
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/01/2025
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
04/30/2025
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
04/30/2025
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
04/25/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:40PM in Conference Room 411.
04/25/2025
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
04/25/2025
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Tarnas, Kusch, Poepoe, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/25/2025
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 217).
04/25/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
04/25/2025
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 217) as amended in (CD 1).
04/25/2025
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 325.
04/23/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
04/22/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.
04/21/2025
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
04/21/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:54AM; Conference Room 325.
04/17/2025
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Matsumoto.
04/15/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; DeCoite, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Richards, Awa.
04/15/2025
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
04/04/2025
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 484).
04/04/2025
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/04/2025
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
04/03/2025
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1896), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/03/2025
House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
03/28/2025
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, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
03/25/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/21/2025
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1451) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
03/21/2025
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
03/18/2025
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
03/14/2025
House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
03/14/2025
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
03/14/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2025
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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
03/07/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/06/2025
House
Pass First Reading
03/06/2025
House
Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
03/04/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/04/2025
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 285) in amended form (SD 1).
02/28/2025
Senate
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 927) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
02/28/2025
Senate
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
02/26/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/26/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/21/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/13/2025
Senate
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 469) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
02/13/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
02/10/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/07/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
01/27/2025
Senate
Referred to AEN, WAM/JDC.
01/23/2025
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/21/2025
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 22, 2025 5:54:18 AM
Record Updated
Jul 18, 2025 9:23:31 AM