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HI HCR 206

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 206 pass?

No. HI HCR 206 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 (2026-04-27): Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

What is HI HCR 206 about?

HI HCR 206 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 206?

LOWEN, AMATO, BELATTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 206.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-27 — Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-27

    Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

    passage

  2. 2026-04-27

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 777).

  3. 2026-04-27

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-24

    Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3922) with recommendation of adoption.

  5. 2026-04-24

    One Day Notice 04-27-26.

  6. 2026-04-21

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-17

    The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 04-21-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  8. 2026-04-17

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-04-13

    The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  10. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 598).

    introduction,receipt

  11. 2026-04-10

    Referred to EIG/AEN.

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1940-26), recommending adoption.

  13. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  14. 2026-04-09

    Transmitted to Senate.

  15. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-02

    Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-04-01

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1617-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  18. 2026-04-01

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-24

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-20

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. 2026-03-18

    Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Kahaloa: not voting
    • Quinlan: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-17 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Richards: not voting
    • DeCoite: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-21 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Fevella: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 196, SCR95not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=206&year=2026

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