SB 533 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support public schools impacted by a local investor‑owned electric utility's planned public safety power shutoff program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB533_SD1 → SB533_SD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was fundamentally rewritten to shift responsibility from the state to the utility company. Originally, the state would appropriate money to help schools during power shutoffs, but the new version requires the investor-owned electric utility itself to provide and fund support for affected schools. This represents a major policy shift from state-funded assistance to utility-funded obligations.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from state-funded assistance to a requirement for the utility company to directly fund and provide support to impacted schools.

FISCAL

Removed language appropriating state funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to support schools.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that the local investor-owned electric utility must provide and fund support to public schools impacted by their planned public safety power shutoff program.

Changed Section 1 purpose from appropriating state funds to requiring the utility to provide and fund support.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers and formatting changes including document version information and template revision numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to EEP, EDN/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 23

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1204) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.

lower

Mar 11, 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, EDN, CPC, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 27) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors