SB 1289 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATION.

Summary

Prohibits the issuance of building permits beginning on January 1, 2022, for new single-family dwellings, except for households with one hundred per cent or less of the area median income, that are part of a development of twenty or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop solar energy generation system, unless a variance is granted. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Last action Mar 16, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from EEP/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Mar 12, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Matayoshi, Aquino, Cullen, Hashem, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Hashimoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Mar 12, 2020

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, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.

lower

Mar 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to EEP/HSG, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 80) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Taniguchi.

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-20 1:10PM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from EET/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 649) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 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: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, J.Keohokalole ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 13, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) S. Chang, Kanuha, Moriwaki, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-19 3:15PM in conference room 414.

upper

Jan 28, 2019

Committee

Referred to EET/HOU, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors