Bill Text: HI HB775 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 775

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To Agricultural Biosecurity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB775 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2025-HB775-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	775
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to agricultural biosecurity.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $19,797,868 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the support of the forty-four full-time equivalent (44.0 FTE) permanent agricultural biosecurity positions established pursuant to Act 231, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, as follows:

Prog ID/Org	Position Title	Position #	MOF	FTE (P)	FTE (T)	FY 25 $
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95001A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95002A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95003A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95004A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95005A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95006A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95007A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95008A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95009A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95010A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95011A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95012A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95016A	A	1.00		69,096
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95017A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95018A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95019A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95020A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95021A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95022A	A	1.00		71,016
AGR 122 EB	Plant Quarantine Inspector	95023A	A	1.00		76,788
AGR 122 EB	Account Clerk	95024A	A	1.00		51,864
AGR 122 EB	Office Assistant	95025A	A	1.00		37,116
AGR 122 EC	Accountant	95026A	A	1.00		59,508
AGR 122 EC	Entomologist	95027A	A	1.00		86,376
AGR 122 EC	Entomologist (Plant Pest Diagnostics)	95028A	A	1.00		101,064
AGR 122 EC	Entomologist (Invasive Ant Specialist)	95029A	A	1.00		101,064
AGR 122 EC	Entomologist	95030A	A	1.00		101,064
AGR 122 EC	Entomologist	95031A	A	1.00		86,376
AGR 122 EC	Plant Pathologist	95032A	A	1.00		86,376
AGR 122 EC	Noxious Weed Specialist	95033A	A	1.00		76,788
AGR 122 ED	Planner	95034A	A	1.00		86,376
AGR 122 ED	Environmental Health Specialist	95035A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95036A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95037A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95038A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95039A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95040A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95041A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95042A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95043A	A	1.00		63,096
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95044A	A	1.00		76,788
AGR 846 EE	Environmental Health Specialist	95045A	A	1.00		86,376
AGR 846 EE	Accountant	95046A	A	1.00		68,280
AGR 846 EE	Planner	94507A	A	1.00		68,280
		GRAND TOTAL		44.00	0.00	19,780,660

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

DOA; Biosecurity; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for permanent positions in agricultural biosecurity established by Act 231, SLH 2024.

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