republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2019-regular-session/sb-272.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES.	Clarifies the conditions under which condominium unit owners can install solar energy devices. Amends the definition of "solar energy devices" to include building-applied and building-integrated photovoltaics and to exclude passive solar skylights and windows. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2019 Regular Session	SB 272	Hawaii SB 272 (2019 Regular Session)	bill	Solar Energy Devices Photovoltaics Installation by Condominium Unit Owners	enacted	K. RHOADS Moriwaki Taniguchi	3	52	8	2019-01-18	2019-07-09	openstates	ocd-bill/1e7a5469-de7f-47c7-bad6-890293f8bcab	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=272&year=2019	79b3739cddf37532472cc6a8d6e16ff9676ba9333f22558390047b146ea73d27	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii SB 272 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES.

Clarifies the conditions under which condominium unit owners can install solar energy devices. Amends the definition of "solar energy devices" to include building-applied and building-integrated photovoltaics and to exclude passive solar skylights and windows. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. SB272 (committee substitute) — source
2. SB272_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. SB272_HD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on TEC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• K. RHOADS — primary (person)
• Moriwaki — primary (person)
• Taniguchi — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-01-18 Introduced. introduction
• 2019-01-18 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2019-01-22 Referred to EET/TEC, WAM. referral-committee
• 2019-01-28 Re-Referred to EET/TEC, CPH.
• 2019-02-01 The committee(s) on EET/TEC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-19 2:50PM in conference room 414.
• 2019-02-05 The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Inouye, J.Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-05 The committee(s) on TEC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TEC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) J.Keohokalole, Moriwaki, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-15 Reported from EET/TEC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 468) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
• 2019-02-15 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
• 2019-02-20 The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 02-26-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2019-02-22 The committee on CPH has rescheduled its decision making to 02-26-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
• 2019-02-26 The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-01 Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 909) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-03-01 One Day Notice 03-05-19.
• 2019-03-05 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2019-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 83). introduction
• 2019-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27 referral-committee
• 2019-03-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-12-19 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
• 2019-03-12 The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-14 Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
• 2019-03-14 Passed 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) Takumi excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2019-03-15 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-19-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
• 2019-03-19 The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-22 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1598) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
• 2019-03-22 Report 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) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
• 2019-04-01 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-03-19 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
• 2019-04-03 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2153), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-09 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2019-04-11 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 731). introduction
• 2019-04-11 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• 2019-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
• 2019-04-15 House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takumi, Wildberger Co-Chairs; Cachola, Thielen.
• 2019-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
• 2019-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; J.Keohokalole, Baker Co-Chairs; Fevella.
• 2019-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901).
• 2019-04-18 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 12:30PM in conference room 224.
• 2019-04-22 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-19 12:30PM in conference room 224.
• 2019-04-23 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Takumi, Wildberger, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cachola.
• 2019-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 50).
• 2019-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 50) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2019-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
• 2019-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• 2019-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
• 2019-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
• 2019-05-06 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2019-07-09 Act 243, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). executive-signature
• 2019-07-09 Act 243, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1e7a5469-de7f-47c7-bad6-890293f8bcab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).