Allows the Governor to negotiate land exchanges, subject to approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production in exchange for land for private affordable, workforce, or other housing development. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
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Jul 2Act 279, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1382).Major
May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
May 2Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato, Hussey voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
Apr 25Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 411.
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 25Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
Apr 25Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).Minor
Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Kahaloa, Lamosao, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Apr 25The 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) Inouye, Gabbard, Aquino, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.Minor
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 193).
Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 193) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 16Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).Minor
Apr 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 471).Minor
Apr 4Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 4Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).Minor
Apr 3Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1922), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 3Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Mar 28The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 25Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 21Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1408), recommending referral to FIN.
Mar 21Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
Mar 19The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 14Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1266) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
Mar 14Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).Minor
Mar 14Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 11The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 7Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 6Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 6Referred to WAL, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 19Minor
Mar 4Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 4Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 188) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
Feb 27Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Feb 2748 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 19The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 14Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 568) 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 12The 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 WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 12The 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.Minor
Feb 7The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.