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Hawaii 2026

HB 978

RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appointment of Receiver ($), Electric Services, PUC, Regulated Investor-Owned Electric Utilities
Introduced / first action
2025-01-21 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Provides the Public Utilities Commission the authority to appoint a receiver to take temporary action necessary to assure continued adequate electric services from regulated investor-owned electric utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over
  2. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 557), recommending referral to FIN.

  3. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

    passage, referral-committee
  4. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable
  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 89) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2, referral-committee
  8. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1
  11. Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN , referral sheet 3

    referral-committee
  12. Pending introduction.

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