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HB 852 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE.

Summary
Establishes the Hawaii State Energy Office and Chief Energy Officer position in Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT). Repeals Director of DBEDT's function as Energy Resources Coordinator and Renewable Energy Facilitator. Transfers Coordinator, Facilitator, and existing DBEDT energy office employees and functions to the Office. Amends allowable uses and funding amount of the Energy Security Special Fund. Appropriates operating funds and establishes position ceilings for the Office. Appropriates funds for a carbon pricing study. (HB852 CD1)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Signed Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Mar 1, 2019

How they voted

25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D Democratic24
24 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
16
Committee
16
Amendments
3
Jun 25, 2019
Signed into law
Act 122, 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224).
upper
Jun 25, 2019
Signed into law
Act 122, on 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118).
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Dela Cruz; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Luke, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 4:33PM in conference room 224.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 791) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, Ihara, Inouye, Kim, Moriwaki, Ruderman. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Riviere, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Moriwaki, Taniguchi ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, Kidani, Fevella.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, J.Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-04-19 1:30PM in conference room 211.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to EET/WAM.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on EET deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-19 2:45PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to EET, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 229).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 635) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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