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Hawaii 2026

SB 2153

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Bona Fide Agricultural Activity, Bona Fide Farmer, DAB, Definitions, Report, Working Group
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to convene a Bona Fide Farmer Working Group to develop multi-tiered, matrix-based definitions for the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 167, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 167, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269).

    became-law, executive-signature

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

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

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

    passage

  6. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 32-26).

  10. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  11. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 32-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  13. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  16. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.

  17. House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Kusch Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Matsumoto.

  18. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  19. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards Co-Chair; DeCoite.

  20. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 502).

    introduction, receipt

  22. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  23. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1998-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

    passage

  26. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  28. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1389-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  31. 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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  32. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  35. Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  36. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  37. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 183) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction, receipt

  38. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2942) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  39. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  40. 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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  42. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2187) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

  44. 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  46. Referred to AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  47. Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  48. Pending Introduction.

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