Hawaii House Bill 1359
Session 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Hemp.
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 12, 2023
Sponsors
7 Sponsors
Dee Morikawa
Terez Amato
Elle Cochran
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Nicole E. Lowen
Mark M. Nakashima
Amy A. Perruso
First Action
Jan 25, 2023
Latest Action
Jul 12, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1359
State
Hawaii
Session
2023 Regular Session
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Repeals redundant regulations on hemp production to reduce costs for the State and Hawaii farmers. Amends the hemp law in a manner that recognizes the unique constraints of Hawaii farmers, while protecting human health. Allows licensed hemp producers to sell hemp biomass. Requires transparency in labeling of hemp products to identify the percentage of Hawaiigrown hemp or hemp from outside the State in all hemp products. Establishes the Hawaii Hemp Task Force. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to hire a hemp consultant to recommend infrastructure improvements on each island. Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Health to hire or consult a toxicologist or consultant familiar with hemp industry standards for the purpose of setting defined action limits or exposure levels for different types of hemp products. Extends the State's hemp processor law through 7/1/2027. Repeals on 7/1/2027. (CD1)
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07/12/2023
House
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 263, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1377).
07/12/2023
Senate
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 263, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1377).
05/04/2023
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
05/04/2023
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2).
05/04/2023
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901).
05/04/2023
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996).
05/04/2023
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/02/2023
House
Deferred one day 05-04-23.
05/02/2023
Senate
Deferred One Day 05-04-23.
04/28/2023
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Nakashima, Morikawa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
04/28/2023
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Keohokalole, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.
04/28/2023
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 156) as amended in (CD 1).
04/28/2023
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
04/28/2023
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 156).
04/28/2023
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
04/27/2023
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-28-23 2:30PM in conference room 016.
04/24/2023
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
04/21/2023
House
House Conferees Appointed: Gates, Belatti, Nakashima, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Ward.
04/18/2023
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole, Aquino, Rhoads Co-Chairs.
04/18/2023
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 903).
04/14/2023
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/13/2023
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/11/2023
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.
04/11/2023
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 863) in amended form (SD 2).
04/06/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.
04/06/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
04/06/2023
Senate
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1884) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
04/06/2023
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
04/05/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will reconsider its previous decision made on 04-04-23 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-23 10:47AM; Conference Room 211.
04/04/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/04/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro.
03/31/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/24/2023
Senate
Reported from AEN/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1392) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
03/24/2023
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
03/23/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/22/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/21/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-23-23 10:05AM; Conference Room 229.
03/20/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-22-23 1:31PM; CR 224.
03/17/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-20-23 1:45PM; Conference Room 224.
03/17/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-21-23 10:15AM; CR 229.
03/13/2023
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/09/2023
Senate
Referred to AEN/CPN, WAM/JDC.
03/03/2023
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 123).
03/03/2023
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/02/2023
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/02/2023
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
02/23/2023
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/21/2023
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/17/2023
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 749) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
02/17/2023
House
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
02/15/2023
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
02/13/2023
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/09/2023
House
Reported from AGR/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
02/09/2023
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kila, Lamosao excused (2).
02/08/2023
House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.
02/08/2023
House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia.
02/06/2023
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/HLT on Wednesday, 02-08-23 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/02/2023
House
Re-referred to AGR/HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7
01/30/2023
House
Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
01/25/2023
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Sources
HI Legislature
Record Created
Jan 26, 2023 6:56:47 AM
Record Updated
Jul 13, 2023 10:19:13 AM