HB 896 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to assess its facilities and provide the legislature with a list of priority facilities in each county at which the installation of renewable energy systems on school facilities would provide the most benefit, provide a list of priority play areas on school campuses in each county that are most in need of covered play areas to protect children from over-exposure to heat and ultraviolet rays, and assess and report on the feasibility of including renewable energy systems on play area covers on school campuses. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action Mar 9, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2023

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 3, 2023

D Democratic43

42 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 185).

upper

Mar 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

lower

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Reported from EEP/EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 407) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Kapela, Martinez, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Garcia.

lower

Feb 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.

lower

Feb 1, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to EEP/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to EEP, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.