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HB1497HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Agriculture.

Last status update Feb 27, 2025

What this measure contains

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool on restricted use pesticide usage. Appropriates funds to convert an unspecified number of temporary Environmental Health Specialist III positions into permanent positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by AGR
  3. SD1by AEN

Companion measure: HB1497. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House AGR committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  3. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    14 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  5. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1497
MemberAEN
HD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Excused
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1497
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049ExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeExcused
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  5. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  6. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

  9. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 878), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  11. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 79).

  12. Passed First Reading.

  13. Referred to AEN, WAM.

  14. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  15. 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, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

  16. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  17. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  18. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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