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Bill RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE. Allows the Governor to negotiate land exchanges, subject to approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production in exchange for land for private affordable, workforce, or other housing development. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 SB 739 Hawaii SB 739 (2025)
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Hawaii SB 739 (2025) — RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.

Allows the Governor to negotiate land exchanges, subject to approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production in exchange for land for private affordable, workforce, or other housing development. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. SB739 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB739_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB739_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB739_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB739_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 81 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 130 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 140 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — 223 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AQUINO — primary (person)
  • DELA CRUZ — primary (person)
  • HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • KIDANI — primary (person)
  • SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
  • Elefante — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-07-02 Act 279, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1382). became-law
  • 2025-07-02 Act 279, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1382). became-law
  • 2025-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 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 Representative(s) Amato, Hussey voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). passage
  • 2025-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 193) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 193).
  • 2025-04-25 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Gabbard, Aquino, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Kahaloa, Lamosao, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2025-04-25 Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880). receipt
  • 2025-04-25 Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
  • 2025-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 411.
  • 2025-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 229.
  • 2025-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). receipt
  • 2025-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Kahaloa, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Souza.
  • 2025-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). receipt
  • 2025-04-16 Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; McKelvey, DeCorte.
  • 2025-04-04 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). receipt
  • 2025-04-04 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 471). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-04-03 Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-04-03 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1922), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-03-28 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1408), recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2025-03-19 The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-03-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-14 Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1266) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
  • 2025-03-11 The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-07 Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to WAL, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-03-04 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 188) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2025-02-27 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
  • 2025-02-27 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2025-02-19 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-14 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-14 Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 568) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2025-02-12 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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-12 The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-07 The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-01-23 Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2025-01-21 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-01-17 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ae37e6fa-e0ed-4de7-9854-a848a190b7e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).