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Measure Title: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Report Title: Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Online Building Permitting Tools; Work on Certain Structures; Professional Engineer, Architect, Surveyor, and Landscape Architects; Licensure Exemption
Description: 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 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in territories served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt self-certification for residential and commercial on-site solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Companion:  HB195
Package: None
Current Referral: EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN
Introducer(s): DECOITE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Wakai
Act:

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4/28/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
4/28/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 3:46PM in conference room 325.
4/28/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 12:36PM in conference room 325.
4/27/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
4/26/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
4/24/2023HBill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:35AM in conference room 325.
4/24/2023SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
4/21/2023HHouse Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Ichiyama, Sayama, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Hussey-Burdick, Ward.
4/19/2023HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911).
4/19/2023SSenate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; McKelvey, Keohokalole, Wakai Co-Chairs.
4/11/2023HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882).
4/11/2023SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/11/2023SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 696).
4/6/2023HPassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
4/6/2023HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2068), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/31/2023HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Alcos.
3/29/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-31-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/24/2023HReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
3/24/2023HReported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1539) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
3/21/2023HThe committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Onishi; and Excused: none.
3/17/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-21-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/17/2023HPassed 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 excused (1).
3/17/2023HReported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1326) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
3/16/2023HThe committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
3/16/2023HThe committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Perruso.
3/10/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Thursday, 03-16-23 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/9/2023HReferred to EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17
3/9/2023HPass First Reading
3/7/2023HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 263) in amended form (SD 2).
3/7/2023SReport Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
3/3/2023S48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
3/3/2023SReported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 905) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
3/1/2023SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
3/1/2023SThe committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/24/2023SThe committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2/15/2023SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
2/15/2023SReported from EET/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2/9/2023SThe committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2/9/2023SThe committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/6/2023SThe committee(s) on EET/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
1/25/2023SReferred to EET/GVO, CPN/WAM.
1/23/2023SPassed First Reading.
1/20/2023SIntroduced.

S = Senate | H = House | D = Data Systems | $ = Appropriation measure | ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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SB781 SD2 HD2
All Versions of this Measure
Hearing Notices
EET/GVO
2/09/23 1:00P
CR 229 & Videoconference
CPN/WAM
3/01/23 9:30A
CR 211 & Videoconference
EEP/WAL
3/16/23 9:00A
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
CPC
3/21/23 2:00P
329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/31/23 2:00P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
CONF
4/26/23 10:35A
325
CONF
4/27/23 10:35A
325
CONF
4/28/23 10:35A
325