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HI HB 976

passed one chamber

RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amends the renewable fuels production tax credit by: increasing the tax credit rate; specifying that the credit may be claimed for fuels that meet certain lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and product transportation emissions thresholds; adding credit values for low lifecycle emissions renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuels produced; allowing a taxpayer who previously claimed a credit to claim another credit for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024; amending the credit period to be for a maximum period of ten consecutive years beginning from the effective date of this Act; and amending the required information in the certified statement. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-14

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 654) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-12

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, Matsumoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-04

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 88) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  8. 2025-01-28

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EEP, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-28 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Quinlan: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Todd: not voting
    • Matsumoto: not voting

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