STATE BILLHI HB 1294ENGROSSED

Relating To Agricultural Workforce Housing.

Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 4, 2025; 618 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1294 · EngrossedMar 4

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). · Apr 2, 2026

Sponsor

KKKirstin KahaloaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-006Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate

Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House

Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House

Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 23, 2025Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 9:00AM in conference room 224.House

Apr 22, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).House

Apr 22, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Chang, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; DeCoite, Richards, Awa.Senate

Show 34 earlier actions

Apr 21, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).Senate

Apr 17, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Kahaloa, Miyake Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.House

Apr 11, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Senate

Apr 10, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 8, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 753) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 8, 2025Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 4, 2025One Day Notice 04-08-25.Senate

Apr 4, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1770) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 2, 2025The 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 27, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Reported from AEN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1187) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 10, 2025The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.Senate

Mar 10, 2025The 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, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 6, 2025The committee(s) on AEN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Referred to AEN/HOU, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 351).Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1039) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 25, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.House

Feb 21, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 14, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).House

Feb 14, 2025Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 645), recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 12, 2025The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.House

Feb 7, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 6, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).House

Feb 6, 2025Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 214) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.House

Feb 5, 2025The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.House

Jan 31, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 27, 2025Referred to HSG, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4House

Jan 23, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 22, 2025Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 2, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 10, 2025 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 10, 2025 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DOA
Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group
Report
Appropriations ($)

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