HB 983

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 1064

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE

Report Title: Papayas; Emergency Appropria.

Description: Authorizes an emergency appropriation of $50,000 in revolving funds for fiscal year 1998-1999 to allow the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to reimburse the papaya industry for securing patent licenses needed to commercialize the transgenic papaya and carry out its ongoing projects.

 1-27-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. AGR 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 5
 2- 8-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday,
                  02-10-99 at 8:00 - 11:30 A.M. in House conference
                  room 325.
 2-10-99        H The committee on AGR recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-10-99        H The votes in AGR were as follows:12 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Abinsay, Saiki, Ahu Isa, Chang, Herkes,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Luke, Morihara, Suzuki, Halford,
                  Rath, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none        
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito
 2-11-99        H Reported from the committee on AGR (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 200), recommending passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to the committee on FIN
 2-11-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN      with Representative(s) none voting no
                  and Representative(s) Cachola, Chang, Hiraki
                  excused.
 2-17-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday,
                  02-18-99 at 1:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 2-18-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-18-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:14 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke,        
                  Saiki, Schatz, Suzuki, Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer,        
                  Moses; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:         
                  Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Catalani, Goodenow,        
                  Nakasone
 2-23-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 745), recommending passage on Third Reading
 2-23-99        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 2-23-99        H The vote was as follows:  43 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Cachola,
                  Hiraki, Morihara, Morita, Oshiro, M., Saiki, Suzuki         
                  excused
 2-23-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 3-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16)                   
 3- 3-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. ECD 2. WAM       
 3-12-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on 03-17-99 at
                  2:00 p.m. in conference room 224
 3-17-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-17-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Buen, M. Ige, Taniguchi, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto
 3-23-99        S Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 955) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 3-23-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 3-25-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-29-99         
                  at 9:30 A.M. in conference room 211.
 3-27-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-29-99         
                  at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3-29-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-29-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun Oakland, Iwase,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 4 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) D. Ige, M. Ige, Taniguchi, Anderson
 4- 7-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1404) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-99        S 24 hours notice 04-08-99                                 
 4- 8-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24. 
                  Noes, none ().  Excused, 1 (Tanaka).
 4- 8-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4- 8-99        H Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 449)                 
 4-12-99        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 4-27-99        S Act 033, 04-23-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 349)                   
 4-27-99        H Act 033, on 04-23-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 211)