HB 32 HD 2 SD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE

By Representative(s) CHANG / HAMAKAWA / OSHIRO, P. / GARCIA / KANOHO / TAKAI / OSHIRO, M. / MORITA / KAWAKAMI / TAKUMI / KAHO`OHALAHALA / TAKAMINE / SANTIAGO / ARAKAKI / CASE / LEE / THIELEN / PENDLETON / YONAMINE / HIRAKI; Morihara

Companion Bill: SB 1248

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPT. OF BUS., ECON. DEV., & TOURISM, MARIJUANA, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Report Title: Industrial Hemp Research

Description: Defines "industrial hemp." Authorizes the State to allow privately-funded industrial hemp research in Hawaii when the department of public safety (DPS) issues a controlled substance registration, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), issues a federally-controlled substance registration for research on the agronomic potential of industrial hemp. Authorizes DPS, in cooperation with the DEA and the appropriate county law enforcement agency, to monitor all phases of the research. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession or cultivation of marijuana that the defendant was conducting industrial hemp research pursuant to this bill and the defendant had valid controlled substance registrations. (HB32 CD1)

 1-20-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. AGR 2. HED 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 1
 2- 2-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday,
                  02-05-99 at 7:00 P.M. in Hilo Naniloa conference
                  room Crown Room.
 2- 5-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-10-99.
 2- 8-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  02-10-99 at 8:00-11:30 A.M. in House conference room        
                  325.
 2-10-99        H The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-10-99        H The votes in AGR were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Abinsay, Saiki, Chang, Herkes, Kaho`ohalahala, Luke,        
                  Suzuki; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Ahu Isa,
                  Morihara, Halford; 2 Noes: Rep.(s) Rath, Whalen; and        
                  1 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito
 2-16-99        H Re-referred to the committees on AGR, and then
                  referred to JHA/PSM, referral sheet 15
 2-19-99        H Reported from the committee on AGR (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 562) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage         
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  JHA/PSM
 2-19-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA/PSM with
                  Representative(s) Stegmaier, McDermott, Rath voting         
                  no and Representative(s) Cachola, Kanoho, Moses,
                  Yamane excused.
 2-24-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA/PSM on Friday,
                  02-26-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-26-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3- 2-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  03-04-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3- 4-99        H The committee on JHA/PSM recommends that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:13 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Chang, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Morita, Takumi, Auwae,
                  Pendleton, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:         
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Cachola, Yoshinaga
 3- 4-99        H The votes in PSM were as follows:4 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Chang, Pendleton; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and
                  none Excused: Rep.(s)
 3- 5-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA/PSM (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 955) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 3- 5-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-09-99                   
 3- 9-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 3- 9-99        H The vote was as follows:  44 aye(s) to 3 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Souki, Stegmaier
                  voting no and Representative(s) Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Moses, Okamura, Rath excused
 3- 9-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3-11-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167)                  
 3-11-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. ECD 2. JDC       
 3-19-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on 03-24-99 at
                  2:00 p.m. in conference room 224
 3-24-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-24-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Taniguchi, Slom; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Buen; 1 Noes: Senator(s) M. Ige; and 1
                  Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto
 3-25-99        S Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1137) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 3-25-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 3-31-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 04-07-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 4- 7-99        S The measure is deferred until 04-08-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 4- 8-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 8-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Ihara, Tanaka, Anderson; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) Sakamoto; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chun Oakland
 4- 9-99        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1574) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 4- 9-99        S 48 hours notice 04-13-99                                 
 4-13-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 13.  Noes, 12 (Buen, Bunda, Chun,
                  Hanabusa, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Matsuura, Nakata,        
                  Sakamoto, Tam, Tanaka).  Excused, none ().
 4-13-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-14-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 501) in amended         
                  form (SD 2)
 4-15-99        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-16-99        S Received notice of disagreement on 04-15-99, (Hse.
                  Com. No. 617)
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Abinsay, Oshiro, P.,
                  Garcia(Co-)Chairman; Thielen
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 618).
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed:  Inouye, Matsunaga,
                  Chumbley, (Co-) Chair; Slom
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  743)
 4-22-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Friday, 04-23-99 at 1:00 P.M. in  conference room
                  423.
 4-26-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Tuesday, 04-27-99 at 1:00 P.M. in conference room
                  423.
 4-29-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 76) as amended in (CD 1)
 4-29-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 76)
 4-29-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 05-04-99                   
 5- 4-99        S Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 13.          
                  Noes, 11 (Buen, Chun, Hanabusa, M. Ige, Iwase,
                  Kawamoto, Matsuura, Nakata, Sakamoto, Tam, Tanaka).         
                  Excused, 1 (Fukunaga).
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s) to 2 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Stegmaier voting
                  no and Representative(s) Okamura, Souki excused
 5- 5-99        H Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 792)     
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House        
                  (Hse. Com. No. 746).
 5- 7-99        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 7- 8-99        H Act 305, on 07-07-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 261)                 
 7- 9-99        S Act 305, 07-07-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 394)