# Hawaii HB 2241: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Hawaii HB 2241, RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 881).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2241
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 881).
- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Renewable Energy Technologies, Income Tax Credit, Income Restriction, Solar Energy Systems, Third-party Financed Systems, EIG, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (157 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit by: Limiting claims for certain solar energy systems that are not third-party financed systems and installed and placed in service on a single-family residential property to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $175,000 or less if filing as an individual, $262,500 or less if filing as a head of household, or $350,000 or less if filing jointly; increasing the maximum adjusted gross income an individual taxpayer must be below in order to be eligible to have any excess credits refunded and limiting credit refundability to systems that are not third-party financed systems; and prohibiting a taxpayer from claiming a credit for a renewable energy technology system installed and placed in service on a residential property where the taxpayer has claimed a credit in prior taxable years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Sunsets 1/1/2029. (SD2)

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-05-01: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 881). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:40PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2026-04-30: House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Perruso, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 3:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791). (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3680) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: 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)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 197). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to EIG, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 937-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-03: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-02: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-26. (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (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)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 724-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 5 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD2_.pdf)
- HB2241_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2241_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2241_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_.PDF)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB2241_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2241_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2241_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2241_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2241-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).