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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1501: RELATING TO ENERGY.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1501 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ENERGY. Primary sponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Act 191, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to enter into step-in agreements for payment obligations arising under certain power purchase agreements. Establishes the Power Purchase Costs Trust Fund. Establishes that revenues from on-bill charges for power purchase agreements and money from a surcharge supporting a reserve account shall be held in trust by the Department of Budget and Finance, and that independent power producers shall hold a beneficial interest in the revenues to the extent of the amounts owed under the covered power purchase agreements. Appoints, authorizes, and empowers the electric utility to serve as the billing, collection, and payment agent of the Department of Budget and Finance in the service of performing step-in agreements. (CD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Glenn WakaiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 191, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).
  2. Act 191, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  4. Enrolled to Governor.
  5. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none).
  7. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 309.
  9. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:50 PM; Conference Room 309.
  10. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  11. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Yamashita, Kusch, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 201).

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source