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HI HB606

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2023

Primary Sponsor

Cedric Gates

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Health, to develop and implement a plan by July 1, 2025 to expand meat processing capacity in the State.

  • Authorizes expansion of meat processing to allow axis deer (an invasive species) and other wild game to be processed for distribution by nonprofit food distribution services such as Feed My Sheep and the Hawaii Foodbank.

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to the Department of Agriculture for implementation of the meat processing expansion plan.

  • Takes effect on June 30, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Meat Processing.

Appropriations ($)

Last Action

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 309

4/28/2023

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/17/2023
Agriculture and Environment3/9/2023
Finance2/17/2023
Agriculture1/27/2023

Full Bill Text

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