# Hawaii SB 1186: RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.

Hawaii SB 1186, RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gabbard (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Act 239, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1186
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-27, Act 239, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).
- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: DBEDT, ADC, Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team, Interagency Food Systems Working Group, Reports, Appropriation, AGR, ECD, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 12 (245 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2025-06-27: Act 239, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). (Senate)
- 2025-06-27: Act 239, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 112). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 112) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: 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, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Ilagan, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 784). (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Rhoads, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863). (House)
- 2025-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Ilagan, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2000) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1445) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: 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). (House)
- 2025-03-19: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1175) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-07: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-07-25 10:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to AGR, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 18 (House)
- 2025-02-28: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 31) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-18: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 687) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: 48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 68) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to AEN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1341_.PDF)
- SB1186_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1186_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1186_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1186_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD3_.HTM)
- SB1186_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1186_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1341_.PDF)
- [SB1186_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1186_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1186_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1186_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_HD3_.HTM)
- [SB1186_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1186_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1186_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1186-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).