Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 2153
Session 2026
Relating To Agriculture.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 26, 2026
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2153
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (5)
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Senate Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Senator(s
Didn't Vote
Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to convene a Bona Fide Farmer Working Group to develop multi-tiered, matrix-based definitions for the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
06/26/2026
Senate
Act 167, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269).
06/26/2026
House
Act 167, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/05/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
05/01/2026
House
Deferred one day 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 32-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 32-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/28/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/24/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Kusch Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Matsumoto.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards Co-Chair; DeCoite.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
04/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 502).
04/10/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/10/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
04/09/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1998-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/24/2026
House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1389-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/24/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
03/20/2026
House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
03/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 183) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2942) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/11/2026
Senate
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2187) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/11/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
01/28/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
01/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
01/22/2026
Senate
Referred to AEN, WAM.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:03:23 AM
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Jun 27, 2026 6:15:36 AM