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HB 1984STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

By 7/1/2027, requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a self‑certification process for certain behind‑the‑meter, customer‑sited solar distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource systems immediately. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource system located in a regulatory floodway. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Voted 3/24/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

34 yea·0 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/24/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
  2. 3/24/2026Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3162) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
  3. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
  4. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  5. 3/12/2026The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  6. 3/12/2026Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM.
  7. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  8. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 334).
  9. 3/10/2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
  10. 3/6/2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.