Hawaii Senate Bill 897

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 218) in amended form (SD 3).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes the Wildfire Liability Trust Fund to be placed within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for administrative purposes. Specifies that the Wildfire Liability Trust Fund shall be administered by an Executive Director appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Authorizes securitization for electric utilities. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish standards for each electric utility to replace fossil fuel resources with firm renewable energy sources in the renewable portfolio standard. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD3)

Relating To Energy.

Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]

2025-02-27 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-11 - Senate - Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-11 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments And Be Recommitted (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 218) in amended form (SD 3).
2025-03-04	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House.
2025-02-28	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).
2025-02-27	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-21	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-14	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.
2025-02-14	Senate	Reported from EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-11	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
2025-02-11	Senate	The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on EIG/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-02-06	Senate	Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EIG/CPN.
2025-02-06	Senate	Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 70) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EIG/CPN.
2025-02-04	Senate	The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-04	Senate	Re-Referred to EIG/CPN, WAM.
2025-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on EIG will hold a public decision making on 02-04-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to EIG.
2025-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=897&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB897_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB897_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB897_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB897_SD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB897_SD3_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB897_SD1_SSCR70_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB897_SD1_TESTIMONY_CPN-EIG_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB897_SD2_SSCR673_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB897_SD2_TESTIMONY_WAM_02-27-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB897_SD3_SSCR1067_.pdf
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=897&year=2025