THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

TIME:

1:00PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

AEN

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

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BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 1633

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEMP.

Establishes a green building tax credit for costs related to the construction of a primary structure made with at least thirty per cent Hawaii-grown hemp material.  Allows any hemp processor with a permit from the Department of Health to sell an edible or beverage cannabinoid product that contains a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 2.5mg per serving and not more than twenty-five servings per package.  Prohibits the sale of an edible or beverage cannabinoid product to any person less than twenty-one years of age.  Establishes child-resistant packaging requirements for edible cannabinoid products.  Clarifies the tetrahydrocannabinol concentration limit for a non-edible legacy cannabinoid product or manufactured hemp product shall be subject only to federal restrictions.  Amends the definition of "hemp biomass" to include stalks and foliage material.  Requires the Department of Health to establish a dedicated hemp program to regulate hemp that is separate from the regulatory process for cannabinoid products with a high concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol.

 

AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM

SB 391

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RECYCLING.

Expands the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to include the collection and recycling of certain lithium-ion batteries.  Requires manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries to recycle or arrange for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries sold in the State, and ensure the safe collection, storage, transportation, and recycling of batteries.

 

AEN, CPN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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