SB 229

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 17, 2025.

Department of Education; Farm to School Program; Geographic Preference; Locally Grown Food.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-229

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee EDU, WAM

Senate in_committee 2025-01-17

Agriculture Education Government Operations

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to establish rules for the procurement of goods and services related to the administration of food programs at public schools that incorporate a geographic preference for unprocessed locally grown and locally raised food products.

Sponsor

Mike Gabbard

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-01-17	Status	in_committee
2025-01-17	Latest Action	Referred to EDU, WAM.

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