HB 1629 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Summary

Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving large-scale renewable energy projects over twenty megawatts in size to be appealed from an agency's decision directly to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for final decision. Requires the cases to be prioritized and decided expeditiously. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

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Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2024 Last action Feb 16, 2024

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Committee

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 597-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson, Ward.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors