# Hawaii HB 1055: MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Hawaii HB 1055, MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Act 041, 05/14/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1055
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Act 041, 05/14/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Emergency Appropriation, PUC, Public Utilities Commission Special Fund, Consultant Services, CPN/EIG, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (216 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Makes an emergency appropriation out of the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Public Utilities Commission to procure services by consultants with technical expertise to assist with the efforts to strengthen the resilience and reliability of electric utility services in the State. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 2 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2025-05-14: Act 041, 05/14/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141). (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 041, on 05/14/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 105) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 105). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Wakai, Aquino, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Keohokalole discharged as Chair. Senator Fukunaga added as Chair. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 864). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Wakai, Aquino Co-Chairs; Richards, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 585) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1652) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: One Day Notice 04-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1322) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 142). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to CPN/EIG, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 946), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-21: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 424) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-10: Received from Governor re: Recommended for Immediate Passage (Gov. Msg. No. 3). (House)
- 2025-02-04: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1055_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1055_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1055_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1141_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1055_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1055_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1055_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1055_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1141_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1055-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).