Updates the Agricultural Loan Program by lowering and fixing interest rates, increasing and standardizing loan limits, and reducing the number of credit denials. Includes food hubs as an eligible entity for Class E loans. Authorizes the Agricultural Loan Program to issue lines of credit. Creates a new class of loans to encourage large scale agriculture of import replacement crops or crops grown for the farm to state program. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 984 (2025) — RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.
Updates the Agricultural Loan Program by lowering and fixing interest rates, increasing and standardizing loan limits, and reducing the number of credit denials. Includes food hubs as an eligible entity for Class E loans. Authorizes the Agricultural Loan Program to issue lines of credit. Creates a new class of loans to encourage large scale agriculture of import replacement crops or crops grown for the farm to state program. (CD1)
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2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 21).
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 21) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
2025-04-23 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, Aquino, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.
2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 9:31AM in conference room 325.
2025-04-17 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:30AM in conference room 325.
2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). receipt
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Kusch Co-Chairs; Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto.
2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 698) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-04 One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1685) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-02 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-13 Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-10 The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-06 The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06 Referred to AEN, WAM. referral-committee
2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-02-28 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1108) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07 The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-05 Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
2025-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-21 Pending introduction.
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