STATE BILLHI HB 2246PASSED

Relating To Agricultural Grant Administration.

Establishes the Agricultural Grant Program and Agricultural Grant Revolving Fund to allow the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to retain and expend federal indirect overhead reimbursements for the purposes of grant searching, application, execution, reporting, and auditing. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 5, 2026; 160 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 2246 · PassedJun 5

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Bill details

Last action: Act 101, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). · Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor

NNNadine NakamuraRepresentative · Democrat · HD-015Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 5, 2026Act 101, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201).House

Jun 5, 2026Act 101, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

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Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 18-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 18-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 27, 2026The 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, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 27, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).House

Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.Senate

Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards Co-Chair; DeCoite.Senate

Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).Senate

Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.House

Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).Senate

Apr 14, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 10, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 550) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 10, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 9, 2026One Day Notice 04-10-26.Senate

Apr 9, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3630) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3224) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to AEN, WAM.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 198).Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 921-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 3, 2026The 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.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 17, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).House

Feb 17, 2026Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 323-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 11, 2026The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Quinlan.House

Feb 6, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 30, 2026Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 5House

Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 26, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 27, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 27, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DAB
Agricultural Grant Program
Revolving Fund
Annual Report ($)

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