Hawaii Senate Bill 897
Session 2025
Relating To Energy.
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 1, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
897
State
Hawaii
Session
2025
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
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. 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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07/01/2025
Senate
Act 258, 07/01/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).
07/01/2025
House
Act 258, on 07/01/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).
05/02/2025
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
05/02/2025
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/01/2025
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
04/30/2025
Senate
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).
04/30/2025
Senate
Passed 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).
04/30/2025
House
Passed 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).
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 309.
04/25/2025
House
House Conferees Changed: Representative Takenouchi added as Co-Chair. Representative Yamashita discharged as Co-Chair.
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:50 PM; Conference Room 309.
04/25/2025
Senate
The 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.
04/25/2025
House
The 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.
04/25/2025
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 219).
04/25/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
04/25/2025
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 219) as amended in (CD 1).
04/25/2025
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 12:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 5:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 8:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
04/24/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:14AM in conference room 325.
04/23/2025
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 9:15AM in conference room 325.
04/21/2025
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
04/21/2025
Senate
Senate 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.
04/21/2025
House
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 849).
04/17/2025
House
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pierick.
04/15/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Keohokalole, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
04/15/2025
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
04/04/2025
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 476).
04/04/2025
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/04/2025
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
04/03/2025
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1934), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/03/2025
House
Passed 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.
03/31/2025
House
The 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.
03/28/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-25 3:15PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/21/2025
House
Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
03/21/2025
House
Report 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).
03/18/2025
House
The 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.
03/18/2025
House
The 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.
03/14/2025
House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.
03/14/2025
House
Passed 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).
03/14/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/13/2025
House
The 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.
03/12/2025
House
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-13-25 11:16AM.
03/12/2025
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-13-25 11:16AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/11/2025
House
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-12-25 11:15AM.
03/11/2025
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-12-25 11:15AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/07/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/06/2025
House
Pass First Reading
03/06/2025
House
Referred to EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
03/04/2025
Senate
Report 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.
03/04/2025
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 218) in amended form (SD 3).
02/28/2025
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).
02/28/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
02/27/2025
Senate
The 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.
02/21/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/14/2025
Senate
Reported from EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.
02/14/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.
02/11/2025
Senate
The 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.
02/11/2025
Senate
The 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.
02/06/2025
Senate
Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 70) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EIG/CPN.
02/06/2025
Senate
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EIG/CPN.
02/06/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on EIG/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/04/2025
Senate
Re-Referred to EIG/CPN, WAM.
02/04/2025
Senate
The 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.
01/31/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on EIG will hold a public decision making on 02-04-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
01/23/2025
Senate
Referred to EIG.
01/21/2025
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/17/2025
Senate
Introduced.
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