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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1099: RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Passed both chambers 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

SB 1099 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Primary sponsor: Donovan Dela Cruz (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2025): Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte.

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Official summary

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

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)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donovan Dela CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“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. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte.
  2. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
  3. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 671).
  4. Senate disagrees with House amendments.
  5. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
  6. 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.
  7. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  8. 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.
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409), recommending referral to JHA.
  11. 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).
  12. 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.

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Sources

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