THE SENATE
KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair |
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1:01pm |
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Conference Room 224 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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AEN |
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Requires a portion of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to be deposited into the special fund. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture in an amount equal to three per cent of the State Budget.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. Beginning 1/1/2026, prohibits certain entities from owning, purchasing, or acquiring ownership of agricultural lands.
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AEN, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION. Requires at least fifty per cent of treatment works effluent to be R-1 recycled water by January 1, 2045. Amends the year by which no treated or raw sewage shall be discharged into state waters.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Repeals the exemption to the general excise tax for agricultural businesses engaged in the production of genetically engineered agricultural products.
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AEN, WAM |
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No testimony will be accepted.
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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