Hawaii State Legislature
2004 Legislative Session

HB2034 HD3

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Measure Title: RELATING TO BIOPROSPECTING.
Report Title: Bioprospecting; advisory commission ($)
Description: Prohibits the conveyance of the rights, interest, and title of biological resources or biological diversity on public lands; establishes a temporary bioprospecting advisory commission to address issues related to bioprospecting, including equitable benefit sharing, and appropriates funds to enable the commission to develop a comprehensive bioprospecting plan. (HB2034 HD3)
Package: Women's Caucus
Companion:
Introducer(s): MORITA, LEE
Current Referral:WLA/EDU, JHW/WAM

Date Status Text
1/23/2004HIntroduced
1/26/2004HPass First Reading
1/26/2004HReferred to EEP/WLH, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/26/2004HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WLH on Thursday, 01-29-04 at 10:00 am in House conference room 312.
1/29/2004HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Morita, Waters, Evans, Kanoho, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Kaho`ohalahala, Bukoski.
1/29/2004HThe committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Kanoho, Evans, Morita, Waters, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Kaho`ohalahala, Bukoski.
2/5/2004HReported from the committee on EEP/WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 33-04) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on EDB.
2/5/2004HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on EDB with none voting no and Representative(s) Hiraki, Kanoho, Ontai, Pendleton, Souki excused.
2/9/2004HBill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Thursday, 02-12-04 at 8:00 am in House conference room 325.
2/12/2004HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Thursday 02-19-04.
2/17/2004HBill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-04 at 9:45 am in conference room 325.
2/19/2004HThe committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Schatz, Wakai, Herkes; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Abinsay, Chang, Magaoay, Jernigan, Leong, Marumoto; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Karamatsu, B. Oshiro, Sonson, Tamayo, Ontai.
2/20/2004HReported from the committee on EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 343-04) as amended in (HD 2), recommending referral to the committee on FIN.
2/20/2004HReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in (HD 2) with Representative(s) Fox voting no and Representative(s) Pendleton excused.
3/2/2004HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-04-04 at 10:00 am in House conference room 308.
3/4/2004HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Waters; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Bukoski, Jernigan, Meyer, Moses; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/5/2004HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761-04) as amended in (HD 3), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/5/2004HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 3/9/2004.
3/9/2004HPassed Third Reading as amended in (HD 3) with Representative(s) Chang, Finnegan, Fox, Ito, Jernigan, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Meyer, Nakasone, Souki voting no and Representative(s) Morita excused.
3/9/2004HTransmitted to Senate.
3/11/2004SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 196).
3/11/2004SPassed First Reading.
3/11/2004SDeferred until 03-12-04.
3/12/2004SReferred to WLA/EDU, JHW/WAM.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment