Bill Text: HI HB812 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Agriculture.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB812 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-HB812-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to agriculture.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103D- Purchases of local produce;
specifications. (a)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any contract for the
purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 shall be for a term
of at least five years.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, "local produce" means all
fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, eggs, poultry and poultry products, livestock
and livestock products, milk and milk products, aquacultural and maricultural
products, and horticultural products one hundred per cent grown, raised, and
harvested in Hawaii."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Local Produce; Specifications
Description:
Requires a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 to be for a term of at least 5 years.
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