HI HB 976
passed one chamberRELATING 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
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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
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
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
2025-02-14
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 654) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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
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.
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
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Referred to EEP, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
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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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 995
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