HB 2284 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Appropriates funds to implement the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2284 → HB2284_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its House Draft 1 version to the final House Draft 2 version, primarily removing the specific names of the original sponsors and updating the effective date of the law to July 1, 3000. The core policy content regarding the creation of a home energy assistance program, eligibility criteria, and the requirement for utility assistance remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendment only affects administrative metadata and the future effective date.

TECHNICAL

Removed the specific names of the bill's original sponsors (Doreen Belen-Pumares and Shelby Ichiyama) from the header.

Adjusted formatting and spacing in the text, such as line breaks and indentation, without altering the legal meaning.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Reported from EEP/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 259-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to EEP/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors