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SB2798Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Law Enforcement.

Engrossed

Introduced by Lynn Decoite, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Makes permanent the Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program established pursuant to Act 235, SLH 2025. Renames the program as the Agricultural Enforcement Program and expands the program statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

April 21, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended · March 2, 2026

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

13 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
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Tim Richards4Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  7. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  8. The committee on PSM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

  10. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2367) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  11. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  12. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  13. The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  14. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  15. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2725) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  17. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  18. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 79) in amended form (SD 1).

  19. Pass First Reading

  20. Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1247-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  26. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

  29. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1541-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  30. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  33. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2040-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  35. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  36. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 700).

  37. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  38. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  39. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Hashimoto.

  40. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

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