Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB597 SD2 HD1

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Measure Title:
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SOPOGY, INC., IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Report Title:
Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Sopogy, Inc. ($)
Description:
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds in an amount not exceeding $10,000,000 to assist Sopogy, Inc. with planning, designing, construction, equipping, and operating a solar farm power plant at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority to produce electricity from solar power. (SB597 HD1)
Package:
None
Companion:
HB334
Introducers:
FUKUNAGA
Current Referral:
EDB/EEP, FIN
Date Status Text
1/19/2007SIntroduced.
1/22/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/22/2007SReferred to ENE, WAM.
2/1/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-07 at 2:45 pm in conference room 414.
2/6/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE deferred the measure until 02-13-07 at 2:45 pm in conference room 414.
2/13/2007SThe committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Menor, Hooser, Ihara, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun.
2/16/2007SReported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 473) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2/16/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/20/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-07 at 9:30 am in conference room 211.
2/22/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Baker, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Hooser, Menor, Tokuda, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Kim, Hemmings.
3/2/2007SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 723) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
3/2/2007S48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-07.
3/6/2007SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/6/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 91) in amended form (SD 2).
3/8/2007HPass First Reading
3/9/2007HReferred to EDB/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 31
3/9/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by EDB/EEP on Tuesday, 03-13-07 at 10:30 am in House conference room 325.
3/13/2007HThe committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Wakai, Brower, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Manahan, Tsuji, Yamane, Ching, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Berg.
3/13/2007HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Ito, Magaoay, Sagum; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Chong; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki, Thielen.
3/21/2007HReported from the committee on EDB/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1344) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/22/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Souki, Thielen excused (2).

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