SB 1478

RELATING TO PLANTS

By Senator(s) INOUYE

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PEST CONTROL, QUARANTINE

Report Title: Prohibited Plants

Description: Authorizes the department to designate plants that may spread detrimental infestation or infection of an insect, pest, or disease. Designates noxious weeds as restricted plants.

 1-27-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to ECD                                          
 2-19-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on 02-24-99 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 224
 2-24-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-24-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Buen, M. Ige, Kawamoto, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi
 3- 3-99        S Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 557) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  placement on the calendar for Third Reading
 3- 3-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading                    
 3- 3-99        S One day notice                                           
 3- 4-99        S Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23.  Noes, none (). 
                  Excused, 2 (Chun Oakland, Iwase).
 3- 4-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 4-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 36)                  
 3- 5-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committee on AGR, referral sheet 26      
 3-15-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday,
                  03-17-99 at 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-17-99        H The committee on AGR recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-17-99        H The votes in AGR were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Abinsay, Saiki, Ahu Isa, Chang, Herkes,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Luke, Suzuki, Rath, Whalen; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito, Morihara, Halford
 4- 6-99        H Reported from the committee on AGR (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1668), recommending passage on Second Reading
                  and placement on the calendar for Third Reading
 4- 6-99        H Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for
                  Third Reading  with Representative(s)none voting no         
                  and Representative(s) Cachola, Herkes, Hiraki,
                  Menor, Morihara, Okamura, Oshiro, P., Saiki, Schatz,        
                  Souki, Takumi, Thielen, Whalen, Yonamine, Yoshinaga         
                  excused.
 4- 7-99        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 4- 7-99        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Halford,
                  Menor, Okamura, Saiki, Takai excused
 4- 7-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4- 8-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 433)                  
 4- 8-99        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 4-26-99        S Act 021, 04-22-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 346)                   
 4-26-99        H Act 021, on 04-22-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 209)