HB 2186 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES.

Summary

Eliminates the requirement for a public utility to seek PUC approval for the underground construction of high-voltage electric transmission lines if certain conditions are met. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2020 Last action Feb 12, 2020

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2020

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 4, 2020

D Democratic45

45 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 311-20), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Mizuno, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Kong, Matsumoto.

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 4, 2020

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (51-0)

house

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 27, 2020

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors