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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT."
description: "Authorizes the State and electrical and gas utilities to enter into a mutual assistance agreement with an out-of-state utility to assist in the restoration of electrical or natural gas power following a natural disaster or emergency. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1305"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1305 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mutual Assistance Agreement", "Natural Disaster", "Emergency", "Public Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef3b29c5-3381-49c5-9ed7-56beeca7e882"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1305&year=2019"
source_hash: "7d8fb03fb0545f4d08596b83a9934aecb58e26f99a7df830845067e205763105"
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 1305 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
Authorizes the State and electrical and gas utilities to enter into a mutual assistance agreement with an out-of-state utility to assist in the restoration of electrical or natural gas power following a natural disaster or emergency. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1305_.HTM)
2. **HB1305_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1305_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1305_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1305_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-05-19 8:45AM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-02-05** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 268) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2019-02-12** Deferred one day 02-13-19.
- **2019-02-13** 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) Holt, McDermott, Nakamura, Ward excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-20-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-02-20** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1195) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 461). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to PSM, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-14** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1380) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
- **2019-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
- **2019-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1866) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2019-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 846) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2019-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2019-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
- **2019-04-23** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-19.
- **2019-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Baker Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 953).
- **2019-04-24** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 855).
- **2019-04-24** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2019-04-24** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
- **2019-04-25** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 859).
- **2019-04-24** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-07-09** Act 214, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-09** Act 214, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef3b29c5-3381-49c5-9ed7-56beeca7e882`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).