Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

HB704 HD2

Generated on 8/13/2007 3:57:13 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS.
Report Title:
Genetically Modified Organisms; Taro; Moratorium
Description:
Provides a 5-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered taro. (HB704 HD2)
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
CARROLL, ITO, Caldwell, Chong, B. Oshiro, Souki, Waters
Current Referral:
EEP, AGR, CPC
Date Status Text
1/19/2007HPending introduction.
1/22/2007HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/22/2007HReferred to EEP, AGR, CPC, referral sheet 3
1/25/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-01-07 at 8:00 am in House conference room 312.
1/31/2007HBroadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2/1/2007HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Magaoay, Saiki.
2/5/2007HReported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on AGR.
2/6/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting no (0) and Pine, Souki excused (2).
2/9/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Tuesday, 02-13-07 at 10:00 am in House conference room 325.
2/13/2007HThe committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Brower, Berg, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Manahan, Wakai, Ching, Meyer; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/15/2007HReported from the committee on AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 606) as amended in (HD 2), recommending referral to the committee on CPC.
2/16/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 2) and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki, Takai, Takamine, Takumi excused (4).

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ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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