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HB1922 HD1

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Measure Title:

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Report Title:

Important Agricultural Lands

Description:

Expedites the designation of important agricultural lands by the land use commission by repealing the existing landowner/farmer process and the county process, and allowing the land use commission to initiate the designation process and allowing landowners to petition the land use commission for designation. Allows the landowner petition for important agricultural land designation to take effect without the legislative enactment of incentive/protection legislation. Establishes a list of permitted uses for important agricultural lands. Revises the list of permitted uses for agricultural lands. (HB1922 HD1)

Package:

None

Companion:

Introducers:

TSUJI

Current Referral:

WAH/IGM

Date		Status Text
1/24/2007	H	Introduced and Pass First Reading
1/26/2007	H	Referred to WLH/AGR, referral sheet 5
1/30/2007	H	Bill scheduled to be heard by WLH/AGR on Friday, 02-02-07 at 9:30 am in House conference room 325.
2/2/2007	H	The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2/6/2007	H	Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-09-07 at 8:30 am in conference room 325.
2/9/2007	H	The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2/22/2007	H	Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-27-07 at 11:00 am in conference room 325.
2/27/2007	H	The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Chong, Carroll, Magaoay, Morita, Sagum, Saiki; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.
2/27/2007	H	The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Brower, Chang, Hanohano, Manahan, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Berg, Herkes, Wakai, Ching, Meyer.
2/28/2007	H	Reported from the committee on WLH/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
3/1/2007	H	Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Nishimoto, Thielen excused (3).
3/6/2007	H	Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Awana, Takai, Thielen excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
3/8/2007	S	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 454).
3/8/2007	S	Passed First Reading.
3/8/2007	S	Referred to WAH/IGM.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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