RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Summary
Establishes system resilience as a metric to be monitored and considered by the Public Utilities Commission. Provides that the Hawaiʻi electricity reliability surcharge may be transferred to the Commission for the purpose of its duties. 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 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic44
93% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 165-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-0-4)
house
Feb 6, 2024
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, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elle Cochran
RRepublican
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