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HI SB 232

died on adjournment

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 232 pass?

No. HI SB 232 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 232 about?

Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible.

Who sponsors HI SB 232?

GABBARD, CHANG are the primary sponsors of HI SB 232, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-30

    The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-30

    The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

    deferral

  4. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 2025-01-17

    Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  7. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=232&year=2026

Attribution

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