RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Summary
Requires the State to expand strategies and mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide in alignment with the principles and goals adopted in the Paris Agreement. Renames the Interagency Climate Adaptation Committee as the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Clarifies the duties of the Commission. Repeals the Commission effective 7/1/2022. Makes appropriations for purposes of this Act and a climate change mitigation and adaptation coordinator position. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Jun 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
24
Committee
26
Amendments
2
Jun 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 032, 06/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).
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Jun 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 032, on 06/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 101) as amended in (CD 1).
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Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 101).
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:15PM in conference room 224.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 12:30PM in conference room 224.
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Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 11:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 11:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 11:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 11:00AM in conference room 224.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 559).
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Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cachola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong, McDermott voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
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Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola, Ward; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1340) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Mar 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Kong, Cullen, Evans, C. Lee, Lowen, Say, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
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Mar 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Evans, Kong, Say, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 27
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Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 199) in amended form (SD 1).
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Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Feb 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Inouye, Wakai.
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Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-17 9:40AM in conference room 211.
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from AEN/GVO/TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Dela Cruz, English, Harimoto, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, Galuteria, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Tokuda.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara.
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Feb 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN/GVO/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-17 10:10AM in conference room 414.
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Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN/GVO/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 3:00PM in conference room 225.
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Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Re-Referred to AEN/GVO/TRE, WAM.
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Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to AEN/GVO, WAM.
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Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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