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State Government / Hawaii / Legislation / HB 1953

HB 1953Session 2026HousePassed a vote

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Source-provided summary

Establishes a two-year Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Latest development · Mar 30, 2026

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3221) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 30, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & GovernmentEnvironment & EnergyAgriculture & Natural Resources

Source subjects

Appropriation ($)Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot ProgramDABReport

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorCHUN

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  1. Mar 30, 2026

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3221) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

    Senate
  2. Mar 30, 2026

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    PassageReading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  3. Mar 23, 2026

    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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  4. Mar 20, 2026

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  5. Mar 10, 2026

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 173).

    IntroductionReceiptSenate
  6. Mar 10, 2026

    Passed First Reading.

    Reading 1Senate
  7. Mar 10, 2026

    Referred to AEN, WAM.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  8. Mar 6, 2026

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 924-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    House
  9. Mar 6, 2026

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    PassageHouse
  10. Mar 3, 2026

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  11. Feb 27, 2026

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  12. Feb 20, 2026

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 596-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

    House
  13. Feb 20, 2026

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    Reading 2Referral CommitteeHouse
  14. Feb 18, 2026

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  15. Feb 13, 2026

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  16. Jan 28, 2026

    Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  17. Jan 26, 2026

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    IntroductionReading 1House
  18. Jan 23, 2026

    Pending introduction.

    House

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