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HB 593 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Summary
Authorizes the development of utility scale solar projects on class A agricultural lands, subject to certain requirements. Repeals 6/30/2025. (SD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2019

How they voted

37–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2019
D Democratic45
34 Yea 10 Nay 1
75% Yea
R Republican5
2 Yea 3 Nay
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
15
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-19 10:25AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1), and referred to WAM, with Senators Harimoto, Ihara, Moriwaki, Riviere, Ruderman, and Thielen voting "No"; and Senators English, Fevella, and Kim voting "Aye, with reservations".
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) J.Keohokalole; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Inouye.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Nishihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Riviere; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to WTL/EET, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 202).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Creagan, Gates, Holt, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Wildberger voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, McKelvey, Okimoto, Onishi, Perruso, Quinlan, Tarnas, Thielen voting no (13) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Holt, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates, McDermott; 6 Noes: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EEP/WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Har, Lowen, Tarnas, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on EEP/WLH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19 11:30AM.
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to EEP/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 7
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to EEP/WLH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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