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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1323: RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1323 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS. Primary sponsor: Mark Hashem (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 14, 2025): Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 714), recommending referral to JHA.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer certain public lands for agricultural use to the Department of Agriculture without approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon approval of the Board of Agriculture, to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark HashemPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 714), recommending referral to JHA.
  2. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
  3. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.
  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 86) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
  6. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Amato, Lowen, Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
  7. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. Referred to AGR, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4
  10. Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  11. Pending introduction.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source