STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 700-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: H.B. No. 2619
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2619, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Larry Jefts Farms, LLC; Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United; Maui County Farm Bureau; Ulupono Initiative; Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau; Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Hawaii Crop Improvement Association; Aina Hookupu o Kilauea; and nine individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2619, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair |
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