RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Summary
Requires rental vehicle companies using state facilities to pay or reimburse the State to construct new or use existing state electric vehicle charging infrastructure at those facilities, beginning January 1, 2028. Establishes a task force to develop a plan to implement electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support one hundred per cent electric vehicle rental car fleets in the State by 2035. Requires annual reports to the Legislature until the task force ends. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Mar 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023 · House Mar 16, 2023
How they voted
23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 7, 2023
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican2
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 16, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (50-0-1)
house
Mar 14, 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, Kahaloa, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 324) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-23-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 445) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to TCA, CPN.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
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