RELATING TO ENERGY.
Summary
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process. Requires the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator to report to the Legislature on the streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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This bill version (HD2) adds metadata and formatting information from a legislative tracking system that was not present in the original draft (HD1). The substantive policy content regarding energy interconnection rules, renewable energy standards, and utility requirements remains unchanged between the two versions. The additions are administrative metadata rather than legislative policy changes.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; only administrative metadata and formatting information were added.
TECHNICAL
Added legislative tracking metadata including document identifiers, timestamps, page numbers, and file information that was not present in the original draft.
Added formatting markers and template information from the legislative document system.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 586) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 107) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to EEP, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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