Hawaii House Bill 290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - (S) Referred to AGL/JDL, WAM.
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes the Agriculture Inspection and Certification Special Fund under the Department of Agriculture for the inspection, certification, weighing, or grading of agricultural commodities that are to be imported into, exported from, or shipped within the state. Deposits all fees, civil penalties, and other moneys collected by DOA into the Special Fund. Allows DOA to enter into agreements with government and private agencies to hire and pay inspectors to perform certification and audit services, maintain food safety, and establish and maintain an Internet food safety promotional and reporting system. Repeals the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Requires the establishment or increase of certain fees to cover the operation and maintenance costs of agriculture inspection and certification programs, and central services and departmental administrative expense assessments. Appropriates funds for DOA's agriculture inspection and certification program. (HB290 HD1)

Agriculture Inspection and Certification; Inspectors

Rep. Karen Awana [D]	Rep. Pono Chong [D]	Rep. Sharon Har [D]	Rep. Mark Hashem [D]
Rep. Robert Herkes [D]	Rep. Ken Ito [D]	Rep. Hermina Morita [D]	Rep. Clift Tsuji [D]
Rep. Kyle Yamashita [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-10		(S) Referred to AGL/JDL, WAM.
2011-03-10		(S) Passed First Reading.
2011-03-10		(S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 76).
2011-03-08		(H) Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2011-03-04		(H) Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 715), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2011-02-24		(H) The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Chong, Choy, Cullen, Har, Hashem, Ichiyama, Jordan, C. Lee, Morikawa, Tokioka, Yamashita, Marumoto, Riviere, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Coffman.
2011-02-22		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-24-11 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
2011-02-18		(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused.
2011-02-18		(H) Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 563), recommending referral to FIN.
2011-02-15		(H) The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Rhoads, Brower, Cabanilla, Luke, McKelvey, Morita, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Fontaine; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marumoto, Thielen; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Herkes, Ito.
2011-02-11		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-15-11 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2011-02-04		(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Cabanilla excused (1).
2011-02-04		(H) Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 38) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
2011-01-28		(H) The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Tsuji, Hashem, Awana, Brower, Choy, Evans, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Tokioka, Marumoto, Riviere; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2011-01-26		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-28-11 11:00AM in House conference room 312.
2011-01-24		(H) Referred to AGR, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1
2011-01-24		(H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2011-01-21		(H) Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=290
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB290_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB290_HD1_.HTM