HB 1637 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Summary

Authorizes the counties to establish an opt-in program by ordinance that allows an annual payment in lieu of real property taxes on the land or improvements thereon that are actively used to produce or store renewable energy that is sold to an electric utility. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Mar 24, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2022

How they voted

47–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Mar 4, 2022

D Democratic45

44 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican4

2 Yea 1 Nay 1

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from EET/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3411) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

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, Misalucha, Lee, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to EET/GVO, WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, McDermott.

lower

Feb 10, 2022

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 182-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors