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HB986 • 2026

RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.

RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.

Agriculture
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Sponsor
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the increased fund will be used or any limitations on its usage.

Increasing Money for Pesticide Fund

This bill raises the limit on money in a fund used by the Department of Agriculture to manage pesticides.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the maximum amount of money that can be kept in the pesticide use revolving fund from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Agriculture

Terms To Know

Pesticide Use Revolving Fund
A fund that the Department of Agriculture uses to pay for activities related to managing and regulating pesticides.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the extra money will be used.
  • It is unclear if there are any limits on what the department can spend the increased funds on.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.
Department of Agriculture; Pesticides; Pesticide Use Revolving Fund
Increases the ceiling of the pesticide use revolving fund. Effective July 1, 2025.

Current Bill Text

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HB986

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

986

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that the department of agriculture administers the pesticide
use revolving fund to support the pesticide program's registration and
licensing, certification and education, and compliance monitoring activities;
to establish pesticide training workshops and educational programs, including,
but not limited to, eradication and control programs for pests; and to develop
integrated pest management strategies and various other services for pesticide
users.
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The legislature further finds
that increasing the $1,000,000 ceiling on the fund would provide the department
of agriculture an increased ability to fund technical pesticide projects,
complete costly environmental studies, and generally enhance resources
dedicated to pesticide compliance and enforcement and biosecurity.

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Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to
increase the ceiling on the pesticide use revolving fund to support the
purposes of the pesticide use revolving fund.

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SECTION 2.
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Section 149A-13.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending
subsection (e) to read as follows:

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"(e)
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All unobligated, unencumbered, or unexpended funds remaining in the fund
in excess of [
$1,000,000
]
$3,000,000
at the close of each fiscal
year shall lapse to the state general fund."

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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department
of Agriculture; Pesticides; Pesticide Use Revolving Fund

Description:

Increases
the ceiling of the pesticide use revolving fund.
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Effective July 1, 2025.

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