Bill Commons

HI HR 196

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 HR 196 pass?

No. HI HR 196 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 (2026-04-09): Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1939-26), recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 196 about?

HI HR 196 is a 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 HR 196?

LOWEN, AMATO, BELATTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 196.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1939-26), recommending adoption.
Bill type
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. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1939-26), recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-09

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

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 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

  5. 2026-04-02

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

  6. 2026-04-01

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1616-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 2026-03-20

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

  10. 2026-03-18

    Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  11. 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

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 206, SR90not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=196&year=2026

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