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2025 HOUSE AND SENATE SESSION JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE NOW

Measure Title: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Report Title: Supreme Court; Jurisdiction; Environmental Assessments; Environmental Impact Statements; Renewable Energy Projects
Description: Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving large-scale renewable energy projects over twenty megawatts in size to be appealed from an agency's decision directly to the Hawaii Supreme Court for final decision. Requires the cases to be prioritized and decided expeditiously. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Companion:
Package: None
Current Referral: EEP/WAL, JHA
Introducer(s): EVSLIN, AMATO, HOLT, KILA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS
Act:

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2/16/2024HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
2/16/2024HReported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 597-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/13/2024HThe committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
2/13/2024HThe committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson, Ward.
2/1/2024HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Tuesday, 02-13-24 9:05AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/24/2024HReferred to EEP/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1
1/17/2024HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/16/2024HPrefiled.

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HB1629 HD1
All Versions of this Measure
HB1629_HD1 Pdf File
HB1629 Pdf File
Committee Reports
HB1629_HD1_HSCR597-24_ Pdf File
Testimony
HB1629_TESTIMONY_EEP-WAL_02-13-24_
Hearing Notices
EEP/WAL
2/13/24 9:05A
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE