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Committees approve multiple agriculture measures; votes and brief summaries

April 12, 2025 | Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment, Senate, Legislative , Hawaii


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Committees approve multiple agriculture measures; votes and brief summaries
Several measures on the April 11 joint agendas for the Senate committees were approved in committee decision making with technical amendments or as drafted. The measures recorded in the hearing record include ACR/HCR 25 HD 1, HCR 200, and HCR 27.

ACR/HCR 25 HD 1: The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted testimony and offered comments. The measure requests the Department of Agriculture to include a statement on desecration laws in the plant and animal declaration form. The chair recommended passing the measure with technical amendments; the committee recorded votes including the chair and vice chair voting aye, with other senators excused; the motion was adopted. The transcript does not specify the exact wording of the technical amendments.

HCR 200: The Department of Agriculture noted support for the intent; the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council testified in support, calling access both an economic and environmental issue. The chair recommended passing HCR 200 with technical amendments; the committee recorded votes adopting the recommendation. The transcript does not provide the full text of the amendments.

HCR 27: The measure requests Hawaii's congressional delegation petition the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address export-parity issues for Hawaii. The Department of Agriculture stood on written comments in support. Chairs recommended passing HCR 27 with technical amendments; the committees recorded votes adopting the recommendation.

Each of these measures was adopted in committee as reflected in the hearing record. The transcript does not list movers or seconds for the motions, does not contain the precise amendment language, and does not specify any appropriation, implementation timeline, or follow-up reporting requirements for these measures.

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