HB 592 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO UTILITIES.

Summary

Requires the public utilities commission to explore, through its docket process, solutions to the problems posed by siting of above-ground electrical infrastructure in high-risk areas. Requires the public utilities commission to submit a report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

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Committee

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

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Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 625), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Har.

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Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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Feb 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.

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Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

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Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors