# Hawaii HB 1620: RELATING TO ENERGY.

Hawaii HB 1620, RELATING TO ENERGY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1620
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO ENERGY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: PUC, Public Utilities Commission Special Fund, Electric Vehicle Charging System Subaccount, Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount, Transfer, AEN/EIG, CPN/WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (118 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to transfer funds from the Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount of the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund to the Electric Vehicle Charging System Subaccount of the Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 41 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN... | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-30: Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to AEN/EIG, CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 30). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 882-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-02: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 550-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 16-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). (House)
- 2026-01-29: 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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Matsumoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to EEP, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-16: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1620_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1620_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1620_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_.PDF)

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- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1620_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1620_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1620_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1620_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1620-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).