# Hawaii SCR 172: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS.

Hawaii SCR 172, REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-12 (Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 172
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: PUC, HSEO, Study, Reports, EEP, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (21 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-17 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Received notice of reconsideration (Sen. Com. No. 821). (House)
- 2026-05-11: Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 821). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Reconsideration of action taken on 4-27-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Senate agrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 836). (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 780). (House)
- 2026-04-24: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2245-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Adopted with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-24: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-22: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2220-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-17: 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)
- 2026-04-15: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Friday, 04-17-26 10:05AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 499) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3526) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: One Day Notice 04-09-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: 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, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_.PDF)
- SCR172_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_HD1_.HTM)
- SCR172_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_SD1_.HTM)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- 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/SCR172_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_.PDF)
- [SCR172_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_HD1_.HTM)
- [SCR172_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR172_SD1_.HTM)

## 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-SCR172-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).