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HB 1629STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving large-scale renewable energy projects over twenty megawatts in size to be appealed from an agency's decision directly to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for final decision. Requires the cases to be prioritized and decided expeditiously. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/16/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

12 yea·0 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/16/2024Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
  2. 2/16/2024Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 597-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  3. 2/13/2024The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
  4. 2/13/2024The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson, Ward.
  5. 2/1/2024Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Tuesday, 02-13-24 9:05AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. 1/24/2024Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1
  7. 1/17/2024Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  8. 1/16/2024Prefiled.