Relating To Agricultural Workforce Housing.
Last status update Mar 6, 2026
What this measure contains
Requires state agencies that administer agricultural leases, licenses, development programs, or procurement involving agricultural products to award points or preferences to agricultural projects incorporating agricultural workforce housing. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 27, 2026
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- HB2495— Same As
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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.
- Introduced
- SD1by AEN
- HD1by AGR
- HD2by HSG
Companion measure: HB2495. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended
12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD1: Passed
24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House AGR committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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House HSG committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2
7 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused
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House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted
45 aye · 1 no · 4 excused
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House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended
15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House third reading on HD2: Passed
48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | GVO Introduced | AEN Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
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| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Excused | Aye | |||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Excused | ||||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye | Aye |
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | GVO Introduced | AEN Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | ||||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | ||||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | ||||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | ||||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | ||||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | ||||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | AGR SD1 | Second reading HD1 | HSG HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | FIN HD2 | Third reading HD2 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | No | Aye | No | No | No → Aye at House HSG committee (HD1)Aye → No at House report adoption (HD2) | ||
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye* | Excused | Excused | Added reservations at House HSG committee (HD1) | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye* | Aye | Aye | Added reservations at House HSG committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2) | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Excused | Excused | Aye | |||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
22 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | AGR SD1 | Second reading HD1 | HSG HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | FIN HD2 | Third reading HD2 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
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
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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to AEN/GVO, WAM.
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The committee(s) on AEN/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
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Reported from AEN/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2500) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2746) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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One Day Notice 03-06-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 125) in amended form (SD 1).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to AGR, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 16
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Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1252-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1516-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
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Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1997-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 529).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; McKelvey, Richards Co-Chairs; Rhoads.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
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House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Miyake, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:00 PM; Conference Room 411.