STATE BILLHI SB 1269ENGROSSED

Relating To Geothermal Resources.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources and commercial viability for utility-scale geothermal production in counties with a population of less than 300,000, with certain limitations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 28, 2025; 622 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 1269 · EngrossedFeb 28

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). · Mar 20, 2026

Sponsor

LILorraine InouyeSenator · Democrat · SD-001Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House

Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 21, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 851).House

Apr 21, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Kim, Inouye Co-Chairs; DeCorte.Senate

Apr 8, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).House

Apr 8, 2025Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 8, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602).Senate

Show 28 earlier actions

Apr 4, 2025Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 4, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1969), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 1, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.House

Mar 28, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 21, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).House

Mar 21, 2025Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Mar 19, 2025The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Marten.House

Mar 14, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 14, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).House

Mar 14, 2025Reported from EEP/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1267) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Mar 13, 2025The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.House

Mar 13, 2025The 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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.House

Mar 10, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/ECD on Thursday, 03-13-25 11:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 4, 2025Referred to EEP/ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 18House

Mar 4, 2025Pass First ReadingHouse

Feb 28, 2025Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 52) in amended form (SD 1).House

Feb 28, 2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.Senate

Feb 27, 2025One Day Notice 02-28-25.Senate

Feb 27, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 783) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Feb 18, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Senate

Feb 14, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 12, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Feb 12, 2025Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 394) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Feb 4, 2025The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Jan 30, 2025The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 27, 2025Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate

Jan 23, 2025Introduced and passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 21, 2025Pending Introduction.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedFeb 18, 2025 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 4, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subjects

DBEDT
Geothermal Resources
Appropriation ($)

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