HawaiiRELATING TO ENERGY.
What it does
Allows electric cooperatives to recover wildfire mitigation, repair, and restoration costs through an automatic rate adjustment or other mechanism. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to initiate a proceeding for the adoption of rules, subject to the Governor's approval, to determine an aggregate limit for liability for economic damages from a covered catastrophic wildfire. Authorizes securitization of certain costs for electric utilities.
More detail
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to conduct studies on whether the framework established in the measure adequately balances electric utility interests and compensation owed to catastrophic wildfire victims and on the establishment and implementation of a wildfire recovery fund and report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. (CD1)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 1Act 258, 07/01/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).Latest
- Jul 1Act 258, on 07/01/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).Major
- May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
- May 2Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
- May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
- Apr 30Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).Minor
- Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, DeCoite, Fukunaga, Kim, Lee, C., McKelvey, Rhoads, San Buenaventura, Wakai. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, Elefante, Gabbard, Ihara, Keohokalole). Excused, 0 (none).Major
- Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Garrett, Ilagan, La Chica, Matayoshi, Pierick, Poepoe, Tam, Templo voting no (10) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
- Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 309.
- Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 25House Conferees Changed: Representative Takenouchi added as Co-Chair. Representative Yamashita discharged as Co-Chair.
- Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:50 PM; Conference Room 309.
- Apr 25The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hashimoto, Kanuha, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.Minor
- Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Tarnas, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi.
- Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 219).
- Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
- Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 219) as amended in (CD 1).
- Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 12:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
- Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 5:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
- Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 8:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
- Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:14AM in conference room 325.
- Apr 23Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 9:15AM in conference room 325.
- Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).Minor
- Apr 21Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Kanuha added as Co-Chair. Senator Rhoads added as Conferee. Senator Wakai discharged as Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Chair.
- Apr 21Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 849).Minor
- Apr 17House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pierick.
- Apr 15Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Keohokalole, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- Apr 15Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).Minor
- Apr 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 476).Minor
- Apr 4Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
- Apr 4Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).Minor
- Apr 3Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1934), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Apr 3Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Mar 31The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ward.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-25 3:15PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 21Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Mar 21Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
- Mar 18The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 18The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
- Mar 14Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.
- Mar 14Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).Minor
- Mar 14Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 13The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-13-25 11:16AM.Minor
- Mar 12Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-13-25 11:16AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 11The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-12-25 11:15AM.Minor
- Mar 11Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-12-25 11:15AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 7Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 6Pass First ReadingMinor
- Mar 6Referred to EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19Minor
- Mar 4Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 218) in amended form (SD 3).Minor
- Feb 28Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).
- Feb 2848 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
- Feb 27The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 21The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Feb 14Reported from EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.
- Feb 14Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.Minor
- Feb 11The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.Minor
- Feb 6Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 70) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EIG/CPN.
- Feb 6Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EIG/CPN.
- Feb 6The committee(s) on EIG/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- Feb 4Re-Referred to EIG/CPN, WAM.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Jan 31The committee(s) on EIG will hold a public decision making on 02-04-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- Jan 23Referred to EIG.Minor
- Jan 21Passed First Reading.Minor
- Jan 17Introduced.Introduced