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HCR144Introduced in the House

Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Collaborate With State And County Agencies And Community-based Organizations To Develop A Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy.

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Introduced by Tina Grandinetti, District 20

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Official description

Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Collaborate With State And County Agencies And Community-based Organizations To Develop A Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy.

Where it stands

Resolution adopted in final form.

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended · April 17, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Tim Richards4Absent
Lynn Decoite7Absent
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered

  2. Referred to AGR, ECD, referral sheet 19

  3. Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.

  5. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1719-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to ECD.

  6. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  7. Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 04-08-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.

  9. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1910-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

  10. Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  11. Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 577).

  13. Referred to GVO/AEN.

  14. The committee(s) on GVO/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-16-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  15. The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 04-17-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Awa.

  17. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.

  18. Reported from GVO/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3914) with recommendation of adoption.

  19. One Day Notice 04-27-26.

  20. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  21. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 770).

  22. Resolution adopted in final form.

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