HB 2739 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaiʻi home energy assistance program within the Department of Human Services to assist households in paying their energy bills. Establishes the Hawaiʻi home energy assistance special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Feb 12, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 51

Feb 12, 2024

D Democratic44

39 Yea 5

88% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Feb 12, 2024

Committee

Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (46-0-5)

house

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Jan 31, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 7

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Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to HUS/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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