Nicole Lowen
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 7
Primary
Establishes a Department of Environmental Protection on July 1, 2026. Transfers the Hawaii State Energy Office into a division within the Department of Environmental Protection. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD2)
Report adopted, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.
Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3504), as amended (SD 2), with recommendation of referral to WAM.
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Misalucha, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-22 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to EET.
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3242) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to EET.
Re-Referred to AEN, EET, WAM.
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara, Acasio, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
The committee(s) on AEN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-14-22 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Passed First Reading.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 199).
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 913-22), recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-02-22 1:00PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1).
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-10-22 9:00AM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Pending introduction.
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