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HI SB 3103

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3103 pass?

No. HI SB 3103 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:35 PM; Conference Room 329.

What is HI SB 3103 about?

Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Benefits Fee Administrator of the Public Utilities Commission to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3103?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3103.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Benefits Fee Administrator of the Public Utilities Commission to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:35 PM; Conference Room 329.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:35 PM; Conference Room 329.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:00AM; CR 325.

  3. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 325.

  4. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 325.

  5. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; McKelvey, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  7. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  9. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 745).

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  10. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  11. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  12. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  13. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2149-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  15. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1532-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  17. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  18. 2026-03-25

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

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  19. 2026-03-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2026-03-19

    Reported from EEP/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1224-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  21. 2026-03-19

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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  22. 2026-03-17

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  23. 2026-03-17

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

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  24. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  25. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EEP/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

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  26. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/HSH on Tuesday, 03-17-26 10:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-10

    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.

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  28. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 362) in amended form (SD 2).

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  29. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2947) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  30. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  31. 2026-03-04

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

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  32. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-02-20

    Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2633) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  34. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  35. 2026-02-18

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

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  36. 2026-02-18

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

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  37. 2026-02-17

    The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-18-26 10:06AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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  38. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

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  40. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  41. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  42. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

  • The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: no

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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