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SB 1588

Died in Senate committee

Relating To Nuclear Energy.

Introduced 2025-01-23Last action 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Committee Finance

Sponsor

WAKAID

Cosponsors

None
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Died in Senate committee
The 2026 Regular Session ended on 2026-05-08. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.

Legislative Progress

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Introduced
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In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed

Votes

Senate2025-02-12PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
Yea 13 · 12 D · 1 RNay 0
Senate2025-02-04PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments
Yea 5 · 4 D · 1 RNay 0

Summary

This bill establishes a nuclear energy task force within the Hawaii State Energy Office to study the feasibility of implementing advanced nuclear power technologies in Hawaii. The task force will be composed of state officials including the chief energy officer (as chair), representatives from health, natural resources, the legislature, public utilities commission, and University of Hawaii, along with invited members from the U.S. Navy and energy sector with nuclear expertise. The bill's main purpose is to explore nuclear energy as a potential solution to help Hawaii achieve its clean energy goals, recognizing nuclear power's reliability, carbon-free electricity generation, and high capacity factors compared to other energy sources.

Bill history

  1. 2025-01-23 · Senate
    Introduced.
  2. 2025-01-27 · Senate
    Passed First Reading.
  3. 2025-01-27 · Senate
    Referred to EIG, WAM.
  4. 2025-01-31 · Senate
    The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  5. 2025-02-04 · Senate
    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.
  6. 2025-02-06 · Senate
    Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 69) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  7. 2025-02-06 · Senate
    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  8. 2025-02-10 · Senate
    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  9. 2025-02-12 · Senate
    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
  10. 2025-02-18 · Senate
    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  11. 2025-02-18 · Senate
    One Day Notice 02-19-25.
  12. 2025-02-19 · Senate
    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ihara, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Inouye). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kouchi, Richards). Transmitted to House.
  13. 2025-02-19 · House
    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 17) in amended form (SD 1).
  14. 2025-02-27 · House
    Pass First Reading
  15. 2025-02-28 · House
    Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 17
  16. 2025-03-14 · House
    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  17. 2025-03-18 · House
    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
  18. 2025-03-21 · House
    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1493) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  19. 2025-03-21 · House
    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
  20. 2025-12-08
    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Note

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