# Hawaii SCR 41: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.

Hawaii SCR 41, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gabbard (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Awa.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 41
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Awa.
- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Food Production, Food Insecurity, Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy, AGR
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lorraine R. Inouye (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Les Ihara Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-05-01: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). (House)
- 2026-04-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 863). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Re-referred to AGR, referral sheet 34 (House)
- 2026-04-27: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-20-26. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2201-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to ECD. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-17: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 04-17-26 10:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to AGR, ECD, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 450) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from GVO/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3504) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: One Day Notice 04-09-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: The committee(s) on GVO/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to GVO/AEN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_.PDF)
- SCR41_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_HD1_.HTM)
- SCR41_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_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 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_.PDF)
- [SCR41_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_HD1_.HTM)
- [SCR41_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR41_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 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SCR41-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).