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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 232: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

In committee 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 232 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Primary sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2025): The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

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Official summary

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

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 1/1/2026. 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike GabbardPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Joy San BuenaventuraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
  2. The committee on EIG deferred the measure.
  3. The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  4. Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM.
  5. Introduced and passed First Reading.
  6. Pending Introduction.

Sources

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