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HB773HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Agriculture.

Last status update Feb 27, 2025

What this measure contains

Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions to assist farmers and ranchers in meeting the requirements to receive grants offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, State, counties, or private entities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by AGR
  3. SD1by AEN

Companion measure: HB773. 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

    49 aye · 0 no · 2 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

  6. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  7. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

29 more House members only counted as floor ayes

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

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 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) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  6. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 397) 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, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 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: 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.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 872), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. 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.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 36).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to AEN, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

  17. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1129) 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 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1684) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

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

  24. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 673) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Kusch Co-Chairs; Perruso, Todd, Matsumoto.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).

  31. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:30AM in conference room 325.

  32. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 9:31AM in conference room 325.

  33. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  34. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  35. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  36. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  37. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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