RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Summary
Requires and establishes deadlines for all state facilities with an area of 10,000 square feet and over, except facilities at Aloha Stadium, to implement all cost-effective energy efficiency measures. Provides that certain agencies that perform energy efficiency retrofitting may continue to receive appropriations for energy expenditures at an amount that accounts for any costs or debt service for the implementation and management of energy efficiency measures. Beginning 7/1/2020, requires, where feasible and cost-effective, the design of all new state building construction to maximize energy and water efficiency, maximize energy generation potential, and use building materials that reduce the carbon footprint of the project. Directs the Hawaii State Energy Office to collect utility bill and energy usage data for state-owned buildings and to make the data publicly available. (SD2)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Vetoed
Sep 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Vetoed Sep 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 6, 2020 · House Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Jul 6, 2020
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Amendments
3
Sep 15, 2020
Vetoed
Vetoed on 09-15-20 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).
upper
Sep 15, 2020
Vetoed
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).
lower
Aug 31, 2020
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto dated 08-31-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119)
upper
Aug 31, 2020
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1119)
lower
Jul 10, 2020
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Jul 8, 2020
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Jul 6, 2020
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 577) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Jul 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Jul 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi.
upper
Jul 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 07-02-20 12:31PM in conference room Auditorium.
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Committee
Reported from EET/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3662) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jun 22, 2020
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, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, J.Keohokalole.
upper
Jun 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET will hold a public decision making on 06-22-20 3:05PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET deferred the measure until 03-16-20 2:45PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen, Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Fevella.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-20 3:00PM in conference room 225.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to EET/GVO, WAM.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 28).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Kong excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, McDermott.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 573-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, McKelvey, Quinlan, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 244-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
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, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-20 at 11:25AM.
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to EEP, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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