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HB 593 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Summary
Authorizes the development of utility scale solar projects on class A agricultural lands, subject to certain requirements. Repeals 6/30/2025. (SD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Dec 1, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
15
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-19 10:25AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1), and referred to WAM, with Senators Harimoto, Ihara, Moriwaki, Riviere, Ruderman, and Thielen voting "No"; and Senators English, Fevella, and Kim voting "Aye, with reservations".
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) J.Keohokalole; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Inouye.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Nishihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Riviere; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to WTL/EET, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 202).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Creagan, Gates, Holt, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Wildberger voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, McKelvey, Okimoto, Onishi, Perruso, Quinlan, Tarnas, Thielen voting no (13) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Holt, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates, McDermott; 6 Noes: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EEP/WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Har, Lowen, Tarnas, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 14, 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, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on EEP/WLH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19 11:30AM.
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to EEP/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 7
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to EEP/WLH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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