2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB1182: Relating To Renewable Energy.
Legislative Summary
Grants the Public Utilities Commission the ability to authorize preferential rates for the purchase of renewable energy from facilities that meet certain prevailing wage requirements. Requires public utilities to forward certain requests for preferential rates to the PUC for approval. Appropriates funds. Effective 07/01/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 133) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Jackson Sayama
Democrat