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Committee passes HB 2119 to address coffee pest control; bill to finance reviewed by finance committee
Summary
HB 2119 HD1, concerning coffee pest control, was passed by the House Committee on Labor after testimony from the Department of Agriculture and written support from coffee producers; fiscal questions were delegated to the finance committee.
The committee reconvened at 10:45 a.m. to consider HB 2119 HD1 on coffee pest control and passed the bill forward as is, delegating the financial implications to the finance committee.
Esther Reichert (Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity) and other supporters, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and coffee associations through written testimony, stood in support. Committee members noted fiscal concerns would be handled by the finance committee during subsequent consideration.
The bill was approved in the decision session and will proceed for further fiscal review.
