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Decision session: committee passes suite of agriculture and environment measures with amendments

House Public Hearing (joint committees on Agriculture & Food Systems; Energy & Environmental Protection) · March 26, 2026
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Summary

During the 9:30 decision session the committee passed HCR 60 (working group on invasive plants), HCR 144/HR 136 (statewide food security strategy), and multiple bills including SB 2110, SB 2100 (pesticide reporting), SB 874 (veterinary prescriptions), SB 2102 (industrial hemp), SB 2128 (trespass) and SB 2360 (enterprise zones), mostly with technical amendments and prospective effective dates.

The joint committees completed a decision‑making session on March 25 and advanced multiple measures with amendments and technical fixes.

Key outcomes reported by the chair in open record:

- HCR 60: Passed with amendments to add members (Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii) and other technical edits.

- HCR 144 / HR 136: Passed with amendments; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity was designated as lead for coordinating a statewide food‑security…

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