Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

HB678

Generated on 8/13/2007 3:57:07 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
Report Title:
Environmental Quality; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Description:
Requires the department of health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms.
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
B. OSHIRO, BERG, CALDWELL, CARROLL, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Karamatsu, Morita
Current Referral:
EEP, EDB, FIN
Date Status Text
1/19/2007HPending introduction.
1/22/2007HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/22/2007HReferred to EEP, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/25/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-01-07 at 8:00 am in House conference room 312.
1/31/2007HBroadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2/1/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2/5/2007HBill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-08-07 at 10:30 am in conference room 312.
2/8/2007HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Magaoay, Sagum, Saiki, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/8/2007HReported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 278), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on EDB.
2/9/2007HPassed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EDB with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Takamine excused (2).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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