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HB1707HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Agriculture.

Last status update Jun 4, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain necessary supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (CD1)

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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
  4. SD2by WAM
  5. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

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

    5 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  3. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

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

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

  6. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  7. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1707
MemberAEN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAEN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1707
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAGR
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

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. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Quinlan.

  6. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 324-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. 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, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-23-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 787-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 38).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to AEN, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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

  17. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  19. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  22. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3677) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  24. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 607) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  28. House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Kusch Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Perruso, Matsumoto.

  29. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  30. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Richards, DeCoite.

  31. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).

  32. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 325.

  33. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  34. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

  36. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  37. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kanuha, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  38. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:00PM in conference room 411.

  39. The Conference committee reconsidered its previous decision.

  40. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  41. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kanuha, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  43. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  44. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 151-26).

  45. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  46. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  47. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  48. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  49. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  50. Transmitted to Governor.

  51. Act 068, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).

  52. Act 068, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).

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