Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB3218

Generated on 8/25/2006 1:58:27 PM

Measure Title: RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS.
Report Title: Genetically Modified Organisms; DOH Notification and Certification
Description: Requires persons proposing to engage in testing, propagating, cultivating, and growing GMOs to notify DOH and obtain a certification from DOH.
Package: None
Companion:SB2752
Introducer(s): CARROLL, MORITA, SAIKI, WATERS, Arakaki, Berg, Chong, Kahikina, Schatz, Tanaka, Tsuji, Yamashita
Current Referral:EEP, EDB/AGR, CPC

Date Status Text
1/25/2006HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/30/2006HReferred to HLT/EEP, EDB/AGR, CPC, referral sheet 6
2/2/2006HRe-referred to EEP, EDB/AGR, CPC, referral sheet 9
2/6/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-09-06 at 8:00 am in House conference room 312.
2/9/2006HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Evans, Berg, Carroll, Schatz, Waters; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pine; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Kanoho, Thielen; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Harbin.
2/9/2006HReported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 193-06), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on EDB/AGR.
2/10/2006HPassed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EDB/AGR with Representative(s) Kanoho, Thielen voting no (2) and Representative(s) Arakaki, Cabanilla, Saiki, Schatz, Takamine excused (5).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment