RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY.
Summary
Authorizes the governing body of a county to create, by ordinance, a process for the recordation and enforcement of solar easements. Allows counties to require individuals claiming a solar right to record that right by filing a declaration with the county clerk. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2022
Last action Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
48–2
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
Re-Referred to GVO/EET, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to GVO/EET, JDC.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Okimoto, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, McKelvey voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, Lowen, Nakamura, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) LoPresti, McKelvey, Tokioka, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 496-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 15, 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, Perruso, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tokioka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to EEP, JHA , referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
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