HawaiiSB 10992025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Sponsored By: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate county or state lands as important agricultural lands, and adopt maps for the designated lands, in counties that fail to identify and recommend important agricultural lands by 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Important Agricultural LandsLUCCounty LandsState LandsWLA, JDC

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Donovan M. Dela Cruz

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 142 • No: 4

House vote 4/8/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 47 • No: 3

House vote 3/27/2025

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 9 • No: 1

House vote 3/19/2025

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote 3/14/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR...

Yes: 47 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/4/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote 2/21/2025

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote 2/5/2025

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.

    4/17/2026Senate
  2. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

    3/20/2026Senate
  3. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    3/20/2026House
  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    12/8/2025
  5. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte.

    4/15/2025Senate
  6. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    4/15/2025House
  7. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 671).

    4/10/2025Senate
  8. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    4/10/2025Senate
  9. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

    4/10/2025House
  10. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    4/8/2025House
  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    4/4/2025House
  12. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    3/27/2025House
  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/25/2025House
  14. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409), recommending referral to JHA.

    3/21/2025House
  15. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    3/21/2025House
  16. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

    3/19/2025House
  17. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

    3/14/2025House
  18. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    3/14/2025House
  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/14/2025House
  20. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    3/11/2025House
  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/7/2025House
  22. Pass First Reading

    3/6/2025House
  23. Referred to WAL, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 19

    3/6/2025House
  24. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    3/4/2025Senate
  25. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 259).

    3/4/2025House

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