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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1588: RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENERGY.

Passed one chamber 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 1588 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENERGY. Primary sponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (December 8, 2025): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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Official summary

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

Establishes the Nuclear Energy Task Force within the Hawaii State Energy Office. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1493) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  3. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
  4. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 17
  7. Pass First Reading
  8. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ihara, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Inouye). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kouchi, Richards). Transmitted to House.
  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 17) in amended form (SD 1).
  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  11. One Day Notice 02-19-25.
  12. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Sources

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