republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2017-regular-session/hb-775.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AGRICULTURE."
description: "Repeals the requirement that the DOA must: (1) grant permission prior to the removal of eggs from any dock or landing; and (2) certify that eggs contained in a shipment are properly marked. Requires importation and other documents to be furnished to the DOA before imported eggs are offered for sale. Provides that a violation of section 147-75, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be considered an unfair and deceptive act or practice for which a person may bring an action. (HB775 HD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 775"
citation: "Hawaii HB 775 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Agriculture", "Chicken Eggs", "Certification"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CREAGAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91f5269b-216f-4655-8576-028afc30b578"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=775&year=2017"
source_hash: "d41c460c69b419910c5517a2d3904a825fd0ef6506cf9f0aa6bb5bf0dd034f60"
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 HB 775 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Repeals the requirement that the DOA must: (1) grant permission prior to the removal of eggs from any dock or landing; and (2) certify that eggs contained in a shipment are properly marked. Requires importation and other documents to be furnished to the DOA before imported eggs are offered for sale. Provides that a violation of section 147-75, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be considered an unfair and deceptive act or practice for which a person may bring an action. (HB775 HD2)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB775** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB775_.HTM)
2. **HB775_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB775_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — **7–0** (fail) · legislature
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- CREAGAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** Pending introduction.
- **2017-01-23** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to AGR, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-01-17 8:30AM in conference room 312.
- **2017-02-01** The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
- **2017-02-03** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 32) as amended in HD 1.
- **2017-02-03** Recommends recommittal to AGR.
- **2017-02-03** Recommitted to AGR as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and none excused.
- **2017-02-03** Re-referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 12 `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-10-17 8:30AM in House conference room 312.
- **2017-02-10** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 345), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2017-02-15** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-22-17 2:01PM in House conference room 329.
- **2017-02-22** The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-17.
- **2017-02-23** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-02-17 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2017-03-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino, Fukumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-17.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to AEN, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2017-03-15** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 942) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
- **2017-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
- **2017-03-23** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 04-04-17 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2017-04-04** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Kidani, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1547) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** One Day Notice 04-11-17.
- **2017-04-11** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 541).
- **2017-04-11** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2017-04-27** Act 013, on 04/27/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Act 013, 04/27/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91f5269b-216f-4655-8576-028afc30b578`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).