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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION."
description: "Exempts a public utility and water carrier from obtaining the required public utilities commission authorization when: disposing of a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value, if the disposal is made to an unaffiliated entity and results in a zero or net reduction to the public utility's or water carrier's rate base; or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with zero net book value to a charitable or nonprofit organization. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 369"
citation: "Hawaii HB 369 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Authorization", "Exception", "Fully Depreciated Assets or Property", "PUC", "Water Carrier", "Zero Net Book Value"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee82b1ef-c00d-496c-957f-2e20909e61e7"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=369&year=2023"
source_hash: "014ce0aec472b4e3b1d2fdd9e1e239c535ed7e546ae92057aa44afe65708e4c5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 369 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Exempts a public utility and water carrier from obtaining the required public utilities commission authorization when: disposing of a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value, if the disposal is made to an unaffiliated entity and results in a zero or net reduction to the public utility's or water carrier's rate base; or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with zero net book value to a charitable or nonprofit organization. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB369** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB369_.HTM)
2. **HB369_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB369_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB369_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB369_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB369_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB369_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-05** Act 178, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `became-law`
- **2023-07-05** Act 178, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick, Kapela, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (5) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Ihara, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2023-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 65).
- **2023-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 65) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-26** 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) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Hashem, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 2:05PM in conference room 224.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 975). `receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Fukunaga, Awa.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Nakashima Chair; Hashem, Onishi, Pierick.
- **2023-04-14** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 738) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2023-04-11** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
- **2023-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1769) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-04-05** 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, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-05-23 10:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-10** Referred to CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 281). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Kapela, Lowen, Marten, Perruso, Poepoe, Sayama voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Lowen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2023-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 834) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-02-28** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Gates. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-28-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee82b1ef-c00d-496c-957f-2e20909e61e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).