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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES."
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description: "Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to appoint a receiver to take temporary action necessary to assure continued adequate electric services from failing regulated investor-owned electric utilities. Requires an appointed receiver to recognize and maintain the terms and conditions of any existing collective bargaining agreement and prohibits the receiver from inducing or causing a reduction in force, or terminating a covered employee, other than for a cause consistent with any collective bargaining agreement. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 1500"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 1500 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appointment of Receiver", "Electric Services", "PUC", "Regulated Investor-Owned Electric Utilities"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["WAKAI"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-01-22"
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last_action: "2025-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f247f2bb-caa3-43e5-b397-3bcf265aa2fb"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1500&year=2025"
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source_hash: "b465281bb85340fc06599c137e27003a1b5e163670d5539dd1cfa421482873ef"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii SB 1500 (2025) — RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
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Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to appoint a receiver to take temporary action necessary to assure continued adequate electric services from failing regulated investor-owned electric utilities. Requires an appointed receiver to recognize and maintain the terms and conditions of any existing collective bargaining agreement and prohibits the receiver from inducing or causing a reduction in force, or terminating a covered employee, other than for a cause consistent with any collective bargaining agreement. (CD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB1500** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1500_.HTM)
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2. **SB1500_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1500_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **SB1500_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1500_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **SB1500_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1500_SD1_.HTM)
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5. **SB1500_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1500_SD2_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- WAKAI — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-07-02** Act 277, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1380). `became-law`
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- **2025-07-02** Act 277, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1380). `became-law`
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- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). `passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 202) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 202).
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- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Sayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Reyes Oda.
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- **2025-04-25** 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, Wakai, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
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- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224.
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- **2025-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 224.
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- **2025-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
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- **2025-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 1:35PM; Conference Room 224.
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- **2025-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 829). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.
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- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Sayama, Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
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- **2025-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 495). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1935), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-31** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-25 3:15PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
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- **2025-03-21** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1473), recommending referral to FIN.
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- **2025-03-19** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Marten. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-13** 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) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Reported from EEP/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1206) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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- **2025-03-11** The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-11** 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/LAB on Tuesday, 03-11-25 11:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-06** Referred to EEP/LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 355) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-03-04** 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. `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
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- **2025-02-28** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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- **2025-02-26** 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-14** Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2025-02-11** The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-11** 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, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-06** The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-01-27** Referred to CPN/EIG, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
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- **2025-01-22** Pending Introduction.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f247f2bb-caa3-43e5-b397-3bcf265aa2fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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