HB 2256 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Summary

Establishes a Department of Environmental Protection on July 1, 2026. Transfers the Hawaii State Energy Office into a division within the Department of Environmental Protection. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2022 Last action Mar 24, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Report adopted, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3504), as amended (SD 2), with recommendation of referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 23, 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-22 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 18, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Mar 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3242) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to EET.

upper

Mar 17, 2022

Committee

Re-Referred to AEN, EET, WAM.

upper

Mar 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-14-22 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 199).

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 10, 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors