Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

SB1425

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Measure Title: RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING.
Report Title: Genetic Engineering; Bioprospecting
Description: Prohibits bioprospecting and biopiracy until the department of agriculture, in consultation with the office of Hawaiian affairs, creates administrative rules to regulate these practices.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): ENGLISH, Nishihara, Hanabusa, Ihara, Chun Oakland, Kokubun, Hemmings
Current Referral:WLA/MAT/EIA, JHW

Date Status Text
1/27/2005SIntroduced.
1/31/2005SPassed First Reading.
2/1/2005SReferred to WLA/EIA, JHW.
2/4/2005SRe-Referred to WLA/MAT/EIA, JHW.
2/7/2005SThe committee on WLA/MAT/EIA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-05 at 3:30 pm in conference room 224.
2/10/2005SThe committees on WLA and EIA deferred the measure.
2/11/2005SThe committee on MAT deferred the measure until 02-15-05 at 1:15 pm in conference room 225.
2/15/2005SThe committee(s) on MAT recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in MAT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ihara, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ige, English.
12/2/2005 10:35:04 AMDCarried over to 2006 Regular Session.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment