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HI SB 1269

died on adjournment

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 1269 pass?

No. HI SB 1269 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 (2026-03-20): Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

What is HI SB 1269 about?

Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources and commercial viability for utility-scale geothermal production in counties with a population of less than 300,000, with certain limitations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 1269?

INOUYE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1269.

Description

Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources and commercial viability for utility-scale geothermal production in counties with a population of less than 300,000, with certain limitations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • INOUYEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  2. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Kim, Inouye Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  5. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 851).

    receipt

  6. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602).

    introduction,receipt

  7. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-04

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1969), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  11. 2025-04-01

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-03-21

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  14. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    passage,referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-19

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Marten.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-03-14

    Reported from EEP/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1267) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  17. 2025-03-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2025-03-13

    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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-13

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/ECD on Thursday, 03-13-25 11:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-03-04

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  23. 2025-03-04

    Referred to EEP/ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-28

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  25. 2025-02-28

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 52) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-02-27

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 783) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2025-02-27

    One Day Notice 02-28-25.

  28. 2025-02-18

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-02-12

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 394) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2025-02-12

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  34. 2025-01-27

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-04 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Awa: no

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

    2025-02-18 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-02-28 · pass · 22-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2025-03-13 · 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.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 6-0

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

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

    2025-03-19 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: no
    • Pierick: no
    • Ilagan: not voting
    • Marten: not voting

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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