republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2023-regular-session/hb-1359.md

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Bill	RELATING TO HEMP.	Repeals redundant regulations on hemp production to reduce costs for the State and Hawaii farmers. Amends the hemp law in a manner that recognizes the unique constraints of Hawaii farmers, while protecting human health. Allows licensed hemp producers to sell hemp biomass. Requires transparency in labeling of hemp products to identify the percentage of Hawaiigrown hemp or hemp from outside the State in all hemp products. Establishes the Hawaii Hemp Task Force. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to hire a hemp consultant to recommend infrastructure improvements on each island. Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Health to hire or consult a toxicologist or consultant familiar with hemp industry standards for the purpose of setting defined action limits or exposure levels for different types of hemp products. Extends the State's hemp processor law through 7/1/2027. Repeals on 7/1/2027. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2023 Regular Session	HB 1359	Hawaii HB 1359 (2023 Regular Session)	bill	Appropriations Cannabis Expenditure Ceiling ($) Hemp Producers Labeling Licensing	enacted	AMATO COCHRAN HUSSEY-BURDICK LOWEN MORIKAWA NAKASHIMA PERRUSO	6	60	12	2023-01-25	2023-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/3d506060-3841-408a-88a5-801e79c2c0ac	https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1359&year=2023	08c4fb3cfef11b6aa4880357b9440bcd5327109117c5d1f24d124a7bcbee7349	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 1359 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEMP.

Repeals redundant regulations on hemp production to reduce costs for the State and Hawaii farmers. Amends the hemp law in a manner that recognizes the unique constraints of Hawaii farmers, while protecting human health. Allows licensed hemp producers to sell hemp biomass. Requires transparency in labeling of hemp products to identify the percentage of Hawaiigrown hemp or hemp from outside the State in all hemp products. Establishes the Hawaii Hemp Task Force. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to hire a hemp consultant to recommend infrastructure improvements on each island. Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Health to hire or consult a toxicologist or consultant familiar with hemp industry standards for the purpose of setting defined action limits or exposure levels for different types of hemp products. Extends the State's hemp processor law through 7/1/2027. Repeals on 7/1/2027. (CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB1359 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB1359_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB1359_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB1359_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
5. HB1359_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
6. HB1359_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
• Reconsider: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 11–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• 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 committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• AMATO — primary (person)
• COCHRAN — primary (person)
• HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
• LOWEN — primary (person)
• MORIKAWA — primary (person)
• NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
• PERRUSO — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-07-12 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 263, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1377). became-law
• 2023-07-12 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 263, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1377). became-law
• 2023-05-04 Transmitted to Governor.
• 2023-05-04 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). receipt
• 2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). receipt
• 2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). passage
• 2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
• 2023-05-02 Deferred One Day 05-04-23. deferral
• 2023-05-02 Deferred one day 05-04-23. deferral
• 2023-04-28 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
• 2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 156).
• 2023-04-28 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
• 2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 156) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2023-04-28 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, Keohokalole, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-28 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Nakashima, Morikawa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
• 2023-04-27 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-28-23 2:30PM in conference room 016.
• 2023-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). receipt
• 2023-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Gates, Belatti, Nakashima, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Ward.
• 2023-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 903). receipt
• 2023-04-18 Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole, Aquino, Rhoads Co-Chairs.
• 2023-04-14 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
• 2023-04-13 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
• 2023-04-11 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 863) in amended form (SD 2).
• 2023-04-11 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2023-04-06 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
• 2023-04-06 Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1884) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
• 2023-04-06 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-06 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-05 The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will reconsider its previous decision made on 04-04-23 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-23 10:47AM; Conference Room 211.
• 2023-04-04 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-04 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-31 The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• 2023-03-24 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
• 2023-03-24 Reported from AEN/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1392) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
• 2023-03-23 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-22 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, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-21 The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-23-23 10:05AM; Conference Room 229. deferral
• 2023-03-20 The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-22-23 1:31PM; CR 224. deferral
• 2023-03-17 The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-21-23 10:15AM; CR 229. deferral
• 2023-03-17 The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-20-23 1:45PM; Conference Room 224. deferral
• 2023-03-13 The committee(s) on AEN/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• 2023-03-09 Referred to AEN/CPN, WAM/JDC. referral-committee
• 2023-03-03 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2023-03-03 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 123). introduction, receipt
• 2023-03-02 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2023-03-02 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2023-02-23 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2023-02-17 Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
• 2023-02-17 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 749) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
• 2023-02-15 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2023-02-09 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kila, Lamosao excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2023-02-09 Reported from AGR/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
• 2023-02-08 The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-08 The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-06 Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/HLT on Wednesday, 02-08-23 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2023-02-02 Re-referred to AGR/HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7 referral-committee
• 2023-01-30 Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
• 2023-01-25 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d506060-3841-408a-88a5-801e79c2c0ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).