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HB 2657 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO A COAL-FREE HAWAII.

Summary
Prohibits the issuance or renewal of covered source air permits for coal-burning electricity generation facilities after 12/31/2022. Prohibits the approval of a new, modified, or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generated from coal after 6/30/2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD3)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Mar 5, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2020

How they voted

47–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 3, 2020
D Democratic45
43 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican5
3 Yea 2 Nay
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to EET, CPH/WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 345).
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Creagan, Eli excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, McDermott.
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 310-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. 31-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
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