2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB781: Relating To Renewable Energy.
Legislative Summary
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real time by 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in territories served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt self-certification for residential and commercial on-site solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Bill History
1/20/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/23/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/25/2023
Referred to EET/GVO, CPN/WAM.
Senate
2/6/2023
The committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/9/2023
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/9/2023
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from EET/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
Senate
2/15/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
Senate
2/24/2023
The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/1/2023
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.
Senate
3/1/2023
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 905) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
3/3/2023
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 263) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/10/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Thursday, 03-16-23 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Perruso.
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1326) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-21-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Onishi; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1539) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
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) Ilagan excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-31-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Alcos.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2068), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/11/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 696).
Senate
4/11/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/11/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882).
House of Representatives
4/19/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; McKelvey, Keohokalole, Wakai Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/19/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911).
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Ichiyama, Sayama, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Hussey-Burdick, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
Senate
4/24/2023
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 12:36PM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 3:46PM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
3/1/2023
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
3/1/2023
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments
2/9/2023
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Passed, With Amendments
2/9/2023
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Lynn Decoite
Democrat