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SB1269HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Geothermal Resources.

Last status update Feb 28, 2025

What this measure contains

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)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by EDT
  3. HD1by ECD
  4. HD2by CPC

Companion measure: SB1269. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    22 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  4. House EEP committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  5. House ECD committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 3 no · 4 excused

  7. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 2 no · 2 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    40 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 4 no · 5 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  10. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    39 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 6 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1269
MemberEDT
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeExcusedAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeExcused
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDT
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB1269
MemberEEP
SD1		ECD
SD1		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011NoNoAye*No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoAye*NoNo → Aye with reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025ExcusedNoAyeAye*No → Aye at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeExcusedAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedExcusedAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye*AyeAyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcusedExcused
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeExcusedAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeExcusedAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoNoNo
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye*Aye*Aye*Added reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
13 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEEP
SD1		ECD
SD1		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDT, WAM.

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

  5. The 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.

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

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

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

  9. The 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.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 783) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 02-28-25.

  12. Report 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.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 52) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to EEP/ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 18

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

  17. 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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

  18. The 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.

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

  20. Passed 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).

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

  22. The 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.

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

  24. Report 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).

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

  26. The 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.

  27. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1969), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Passed 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.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Kim, Inouye Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 851).

  34. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  35. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  36. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

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