SB 2539

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 19, 2024
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Renewable Energy.

Abstract

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 1/1/2025. 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. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD1)

Bill Sponsors (5)

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Feb 07, 2024

Senate

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

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

Senate

Reported from EET/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2164) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

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) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Jan 29, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-24 2:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Jan 24, 2024

Senate

Referred to EET/GVO, CPN/WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Government Operations Commerce and Consumer Protection Ways and Means

Jan 22, 2024

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Jan 19, 2024

Senate

Introduced.

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