HB 197

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 07, 2023
  • Passed House Mar 03, 2023
  • Passed Senate Apr 11, 2023
  • Governor

Relating To Climate Change Mitigation.

Abstract

Requires the Department of Health to establish a Refrigerant Management Program to reduce emissions of high global warming potential refrigerants and any refrigerant that is an ozone depleting substance from stationary, commercial, and industrial refrigeration systems and air conditioning systems and adopt rules for the regulation of the use of such refrigerants. Requires the State Building Code Council to establish codes and standards consistent with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons when updating the State Building Code. Specifies that no law, rule, ordinance, or code, including the State Building Code, shall prohibit or limit the use of a refrigerant deemed acceptable under federal law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill Sponsors (16)

Votes


Actions


Mar 25, 2024

Senate

Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

Mar 22, 2024

House

House Conferee(s) discharged.

Mar 20, 2024

House

Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).

Senate

Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

Dec 11, 2023

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Apr 28, 2023

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.

Apr 27, 2023

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:41PM in conference room 016.

Apr 26, 2023

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 11:16AM in conference room 325.

Apr 25, 2023

House

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:55AM in conference room 325.

Apr 24, 2023

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 975).

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole, Aquino Co-Chairs; Rhoads.

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

Apr 21, 2023

House

House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Nakashima, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Cochran, Evslin, Ward.

Apr 14, 2023

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800).

Apr 13, 2023

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 11, 2023

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 725) in amended form (SD 1).

Senate

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

Apr 06, 2023

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.

Senate

Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1831) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

Apr 04, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro.

Senate

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

Mar 31, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Mar 22, 2023

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/WAM.

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1238) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN/WAM.

Mar 17, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.

Mar 15, 2023

Senate

Re-Referred to AEN, CPN/WAM.

Mar 14, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-23 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

Mar 13, 2023

Senate

Re-Referred to AEN, WAM.

Mar 09, 2023

Senate

Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Agriculture and Environment Health and Human Services Ways and Means

Mar 07, 2023

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 142).

Mar 03, 2023

House

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1010), recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 27, 2023

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

Feb 24, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-27-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 17, 2023

House

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

House

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763), recommending referral to FIN.

Feb 16, 2023

House

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 13, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-16-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 06, 2023

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce

House

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Jan 31, 2023

House

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Jan 27, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-31-23 8:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 25, 2023

House

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Energy & Environmental Protection Consumer Protection & Commerce Finance

Jan 19, 2023

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 18, 2023

House

Pending introduction.

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