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SB3103Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Energy Assistance.

Engrossed

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Benefits Fee Administrator of the Public Utilities Commission to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:35 PM; Conference Room 329.

May 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · March 4, 2026

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

13 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Tim Richards4Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-18-26 10:06AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  8. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  9. Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2633) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  10. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  13. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2947) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  14. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  15. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 362) in amended form (SD 2).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to EEP/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/HSH on Tuesday, 03-17-26 10:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  21. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  22. Reported from EEP/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1224-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  23. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

  26. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1532-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  27. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  28. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  30. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2149-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  32. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 745).

  33. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  34. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

  37. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; McKelvey, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  38. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

  39. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 325.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 325.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:00AM; CR 325.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:35 PM; Conference Room 329.

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