RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Summary
Requires retailers of household appliances to conspicuously display available energy efficiency rebates funded by the public benefits fee and state-specific energy operation costs. Requires the public benefits fee administrator to create and update the template to be used by retailers. Requires the Hawaii state energy office to publish signage requirements for household appliances on its website and provide a draft notification letter to the administrator to be distributed to retailers. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Feb 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2021
How they voted
46–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
R
Republican4
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 524), recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (46-2-3)
house
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Holt, Belatti, D. Kobayashi, Onishi, Sayama, Takayama, Okimoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 6) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to EEP, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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