RELATING TO CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS.
Summary
Permits the expenditure of funds from the energy security special fund for the creation of jobs relating to clean and renewable energy generation. Requires the Hawaii clean energy initiative program to develop a plan to increase jobs aligned with the State's transition to a clean energy economy. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to EET, WAM.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Nakamura, Nishimoto.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Jan 30, 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 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BM
Bob McDermott
RRepublican
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
VO
Val Okimoto
RRepublican
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