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HI HB 1567

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ENERGY EQUITY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1567 pass?

No. HI HB 1567 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 (2026-02-10): Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).

What is HI HB 1567 about?

Allows the Public Utilities Commission to establish a lifeline baseline performance standard and medically essential needs energy program based on proposals from electric utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1567?

PERRUSO, AMATO, BELATTI and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1567.

Description

Allows the Public Utilities Commission to establish a lifeline baseline performance standard and medically essential needs energy program based on proposals from electric utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-02-10 — Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SOUZAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-10

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

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  2. 2026-02-09

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 80-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  3. 2026-02-05

    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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  4. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  6. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  7. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 7-0

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

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1567&year=2026

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