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HB 1583 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCY.

Summary
Authorizes the Department of Education to evaluate the feasibility and cost-benefit of establishing and implementing a pilot microgrid to provide backup power in the event of a natural disaster or other similar emergency. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to evaluate the feasibility and cost-benefit of a renewable energy microgrid system to provide backup power in the event of a natural disaster or other similar emergency at one facility. Authorizes the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority to establish a microgrid demonstration project. Requires the agencies conducting the evaluations and pilots to report findings and data to the Public Utilities Commission for the Commission to consider in its evaluation of ways to incentivize the installation of renewable energy systems in public facilities that can provide backup power in the event the broader electric grid cannot provide power. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Last action Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
13
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-26-19 1:30PM in conference room 224.
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to EEP, LHE, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 54
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 881) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, English, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH/TRS/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU/EET, CPH/TRS/WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH/WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1522) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH/WAM.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Inouye.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Dela Cruz.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-19 3:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU/EET, CPH/WAM.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 134).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Cachola, Har, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Nakamura excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 445) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Quinlan, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 129) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LHE.
lower
Feb 5, 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, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to EEP, LHE, CPC, referral sheet 9
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to EEP/LHE, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
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