Hawaii Senate Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-07 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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)

Relating To Renewable Energy.

Rep. Lynn Decoite [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-07	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
2024-02-07	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.
2024-02-01	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.
2024-02-01	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.
2024-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-24 2:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2024-01-24	Senate	Referred to EET/GVO, CPN/WAM.
2024-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2024-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

HB2614 (Same As) 2024-04-26 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 329.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2539&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2539_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2539_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2539&year=2024