# Hawaii SB 2405: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.

Hawaii SB 2405, RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2405
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.
- Sponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: DAB, Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group, Report, Appropriation, AGR, HSG, WAL, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (161 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG... | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:00 PM; Conference Room 411. (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 762). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Richards. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811). (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Re-referred to AGR, HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 32 (House)
- 2026-04-22: House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Miyake, Ichiyama, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 509). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1990-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1514-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House)
- 2026-03-25: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1253-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to AGR, HSG, WAL, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 232) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2902) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: One Day Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2186) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to AEN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_.PDF)
- SB2405_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2405_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD2_.HTM)
- SB2405_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_.PDF)
- [SB2405_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2405_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB2405_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2405_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2405-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).