Legislative record

HB 197STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.

Requires the Department of Health to establish a Refrigerant Management Program to reduce emissions of high global warming potential refrigerants and any refrigerant that is an ozone depleting substance from stationary, commercial, and industrial refrigeration systems and air conditioning systems and adopt rules for the regulation of the use of such refrigerants. Requires the State Building Code Council to establish codes and standards consistent with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons when updating the State Building Code. Specifies that no law, rule, ordinance, or code, including the State Building Code, shall prohibit or limit the use of a refrigerant deemed acceptable under federal law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Voted 3/25/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

42 yea·1 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/25/2024Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
  2. 3/22/2024House Conferee(s) discharged.
  3. 3/20/2024Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
  4. 3/20/2024Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
  5. 12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
  6. 4/28/2023Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
  7. 4/27/2023Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:41PM in conference room 016.
  8. 4/26/2023Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 11:16AM in conference room 325.
  9. 4/25/2023Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:55AM in conference room 325.
  10. 4/24/2023Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 975).