Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB1612 SD2 HD2

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Measure Title:
RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
Report Title:
Environmental Quality; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Description:
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convene a task force that shall prepare a scoping plan for achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from sources or categories of sources of greenhouse gases by 2020. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Allows the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms. (SB1612 HD2)
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
HANABUSA (BR)
Current Referral:
EEP, FIN
Date Status Text
1/22/2007SIntroduced.
1/24/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/30/2007SReferred to ENE, WAM.
2/2/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-07 at 5:00 pm in conference room 414.
2/6/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE deferred the measure until 02-13-07 at 2:45 pm in conference room 414.
2/13/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Menor, Hooser, Ihara, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun.
2/16/2007SReported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 460) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2/16/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/26/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-07 at 1:30 pm in conference room 211.
2/28/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Hooser, Kim, Menor, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Whalen.
3/2/2007SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1025) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
3/2/2007S48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-07.
3/6/2007SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Bunda). Transmitted to House.
3/6/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 341) in amended form (SD 2).
3/8/2007HPass First Reading
3/9/2007HReferred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 32
3/16/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-20-07 at 10:00 am in House conference room 312.
3/20/2007HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Ito, Magaoay, Saiki; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Chong, Sagum, Thielen.
3/22/2007HReported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/23/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Meyer voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takamine, Thielen excused (2).
3/27/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-30-07 at 4:30 pm in House conference room 308.
3/30/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
3/31/2007HScheduled for decision making on Monday, 04-02-07 at 6:44 pm in conference room 308.
4/2/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 04-03-07.
4/3/2007HBill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-03-07 at 4:45 pm in conference room 308.
4/3/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 04-04-07.
4/4/2007HBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-04-07 at 3:00 pm in conference room 308.
4/4/2007HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 18 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Lee, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Har, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Nakasone, Sagum, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Hanohano, Rhoads, Awana, Meyer, Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/5/2007HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1934) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/5/2007HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-10-07.
4/10/2007HPassed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2) with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Green, Souki, Tokioka excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
4/12/2007SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 650).
4/12/2007SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/12/2007HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 745).
4/16/2007HHouse conferees appointed: Morita, Carroll Co-Chairs; Thielen.
4/16/2007SSenate Conferees appointed: Menor, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Hooser, Trimble.
4/16/2007HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).
4/17/2007SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 785).
4/20/2007SConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-07 at 3:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/23/2007SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-07 at 3:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/25/2007SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-07 at 3:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/26/2007SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-07 at 10:30 am in conference room 225.
4/27/2007SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-07 at 3:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/27/2007SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-07 at 5:00 pm in conference room 225.

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