Requires the Department of Agriculture to create a dollar-for-dollar matching program for beneficiaries of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who use their benefits to purchase Hawaii-grown produce. Appropriates funds. (HB262 HD1)
Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Nakamura excused (2).
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cachola, Holt, Onishi, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa.
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-30-19 9:00AM in House conference room 312.
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Pending introduction.
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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HB262_HD1 | PDF HTML |
HB262 | PDF HTML |
Document | Format |
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Committee Report HB262_HD1_HSCR414 | PDF HTML |
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