2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB458: Relating To Geothermal Royalties.
Legislative Summary
Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, department of land and natural resources, and office of Hawaiian affairs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3)
Bill History
1/20/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/20/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/25/2023
Referred to EET/PSM/HRE, WAM.
Senate
2/10/2023
The committee(s) on EET/PSM/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-23 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/15/2023
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, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/15/2023
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/15/2023
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Fukunaga, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kidani ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran.
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from EET/PSM/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/17/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
3/1/2023
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-23 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/3/2023
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, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1124) 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, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 449) 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, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa, Ward; 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ganaden; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1327) 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 Representative(s) Garcia, Hussey-Burdick, Kahaloa, Kapela, Onishi, Perruso, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pierick; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Tam.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1567) 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; Representative(s) Ganaden voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 04-03-23 2:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2126) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-11-23.
House of Representatives
4/11/2023
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Ganaden, Garcia, Kahaloa, Kapela, Kila, Matsumoto, Pierick, Ward voting no (9) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 738).
Senate
4/13/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/13/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888).
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
4/19/2024
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Kim, Inouye Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/19/2024
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 702).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
3/3/2023
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Higher Education: Passed, With Amendments
2/15/2023
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments
2/15/2023
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Passed, With Amendments
2/15/2023
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor

Glenn Wakai
Democrat