Requires that lands within the agricultural district with class B or C soils that have solar or wind energy facilities must also obtain certification from the Department of Agriculture that the lands are also used for a farming operation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2026
Apr 17Re-Referred to WLA/EIG, WAM.Latest
Mar 20Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Mar 20Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).Minor
Apr 15Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).Minor
Apr 10Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 648).Minor
Apr 10Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 10Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).Minor
Apr 8Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 4Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2009) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 2The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 31Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 21Reported from AGR/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1411) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 21Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).Minor
Mar 19The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 19The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.Minor
Mar 14Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/EEP on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 4Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 4Referred to AGR/EEP, CPC, referral sheet 18Minor
Feb 28Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 28Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 42) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
Feb 27Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Feb 27One Day Notice 02-28-25.
Feb 19The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 14Reported from WTL/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 603) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Feb 14Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Feb 14The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 7The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 7The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.Minor
Feb 4The committee(s) on WTL/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.