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Decision session: committee passes suite of agriculture and environment measures with amendments
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 strategy and reporting dates were extended to give agencies more time to compile information.
- SB 2110 (conservation agriculture) and related house draft: Passed with amendments to combine program procedure updates and reporting requirements.
- SB 2100 SD2 (pesticide reporting): Passed with amendments focusing on creating an online reporting tool and revising appropriation sections; several sections were removed or deferred for technical work.
- SB 874 SD2 (veterinary medicine): Passed with amendments to require veterinarians to provide prescriptions on client request and to allow the Board of Veterinary Medicine to set penalties.
- SB 2102 SD2 (industrial hemp): Passed with HD1 amendments requiring departmental rulemaking before authorizing certain livestock feeds and establishing a voluntary advisory council.
- SB 2128 SD2 (trespass): Passed with AG‑recommended amendments moving forfeiture language into penalties statute and making first offense a fine, with forfeiture for repeat offenses.
- SB 2360 SD1 HD1 (enterprise zones): Passed with amendments applying changes prospectively from 07/01/2026 and with AG office comments to be considered by downstream committees.
Most votes were recorded as "chair and vice chair voting aye" with several members noted as excused; the committee adopted chairs' recommendations for passage with amendments across the list. Additional statutory drafting and technical edits were directed to staff and the Attorney General's office where appropriate.
