---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AGRICULTURE."
description: "Appropriates funds into and out of the agricultural loan revolving fund for the Department of Agriculture to provide loans to support local ranchers and farmers. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1148"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1148 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOA", "Agricultural Loan Revolving Fund", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GABBARD", "RUDERMAN", "S. Chang", "Shimabukuro"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e370eca4-eac1-4088-a35e-ad2b0270a8ff"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1148&year=2019"
source_hash: "dddef53cf0107a7fef65e4c777068d13f92e93afb83ba9036e56b86fd1ab86ed"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 1148 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds into and out of the agricultural loan revolving fund for the Department of Agriculture to provide loans to support local ranchers and farmers. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB1148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1148_.HTM)
2. **SB1148_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1148_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1148_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1148_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1148_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1148_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GABBARD — primary (person)
- RUDERMAN — primary (person)
- S. Chang — primary (person)
- Shimabukuro — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-19 1:20PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-02-01** The 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, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-07** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-07** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-08** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-12** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 925) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 375) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-20-19 9:00AM in House conference room 312.
- **2019-03-20** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Holt, Onishi, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1623), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-22** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-28-19 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-03-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2141) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 773). `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Creagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Todd, Okimoto.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Inouye Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901).
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-26** House Conferees Changed: Representative Luke added as Co-Chair. Representative Holt discharged as Co-Chair.
- **2019-04-26** The 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, Inouye, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, Luke, DeCoite, Todd, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa.
- **2019-04-26** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873).
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 121).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 121) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-01** Act 152, on 06/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Act 152, 06/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e370eca4-eac1-4088-a35e-ad2b0270a8ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).