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HI HB1606

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Cory Chun

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Aquaculture and Livestock Support Services Branch from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

  • Transfers the Agricultural Development Division from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

  • Transferred employees retain their salary, seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, and other benefits, with tenured employees protected from separation if their position is abolished.

  • All appropriations, records, equipment, contracts, and other property related to transferred functions move to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

  • Existing rules, policies, contracts, permits, and agreements remain in effect, with references to the department automatically construed as references to the corporation; effective date is July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Agriculture.

Transfer

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Economic Development2/4/2026
Agriculture1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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