SB 2818 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Summary

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to contract with HNEI to conduct an independent renewable gas study. Appropriates funds from the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund. Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Mar 16, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1074-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 12, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane, Thielen.

lower

Mar 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN , referral sheet 36

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 381) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 02-20-20 and will hold a public decision making on 02-28-20 10:50AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 20, 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, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 14, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-20-20 10:35AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

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

upper

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from EET/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2687) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Nishihara, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman, L. Thielen, Fevella.

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-20 2:45PM in conference room 414.

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Committee

Referred to EET/CPH, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2020

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors