SB 2922 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Summary

Creates a process for electric utilities to develop and submit wildfire protection plans to the Public Utilities Commission for approval and allow the recovery of related costs and expenses through securitization, while avoiding a disproportionate impact on a specific ratepayer or county. Requires public utilities to report wildfires potentially caused by or occurring in connection with their operations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Last action Apr 26, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 10:40AM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 10:40AM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 714).

upper

Apr 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Ganaden, Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gates, Hussey-Burdick, Kapela, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Quinlan voting no (10) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1336-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 18, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Souza.

lower

Mar 18, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Amato, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick.

lower

Mar 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from WAL/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1145-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

lower

Mar 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ward.

lower

Mar 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Souza.

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL/EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 226) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2724) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-24 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to CPN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors