HB 902 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to conduct a study on methods to support department schools that may be impacted by electric utilities' planned public safety power shutoff program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB902 → HB902_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to broaden its scope from only Hawaiian Electric Company's PSPS program to include all electric utilities' planned public safety power shutoff programs. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error. The appropriation amount and fiscal years remain unchanged at $1,000,000 for FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to cover all electric utilities' PSPS programs rather than just Hawaiian Electric Company's program, making it applicable to any utility conducting planned power shutoffs.

SCOPE

Changed the program scope from Hawaiian Electric Company's PSPS program to all electric utilities' planned public safety power shutoff programs

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and punctuation changes throughout the document

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

45–3

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican10

5 Yea 3 Nay 2

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 469) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (45-3-3)

house

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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In committee

Feb 12, 2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

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