RELATING TO ENERGY INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING.

Energy

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the new agencies will utilize the information.

Energy Industry Reporting Act

This bill adds emergency management and critical infrastructure protection as goals for the Energy Data Collection Program and allows two new agencies to review energy industry information reports.

What This Bill Does

Adds promoting emergency management and protecting critical infrastructure as relevant purposes of the Energy Data Collection Program.
Includes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security in the list of agencies that can examine energy industry information reports.

Who It Names or Affects

Energy companies that must submit information reports.
State agencies involved with emergency management, homeland security, and energy planning.

Terms To Know

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Actions to protect important systems like power grids from damage or attacks.
Emergency Management: Planning for and responding to emergencies, such as natural disasters or other crises.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the new agencies will use the information.
It is unclear what specific changes this might bring to existing energy industry reporting requirements.
The effective date of July 1, 3000 appears to be a placeholder and needs clarification.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment adds emergency management and critical infrastructure protection as goals for the Energy Data Collection Program and allows two new agencies to access energy industry information.

Adds emergency management and critical infrastructure protection as purposes of the Energy Data Collection Program.
Includes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security in the list of agencies that can examine individual reports or statements provided by the energy industry.

The amendment specifies an effective date far into the future (July 1, 3000), which is unusual and may indicate a placeholder or error.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-12 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-12 H
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 506) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-06 H
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-01-29 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to EEP, JHA, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ENERGY INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING.
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Hawaii State Energy Office; Public Utilities Commission; Energy Data Collection Program; HIEMA; OHS; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Emergency Management
Adds the promotion of emergency management and critical infrastructure protection as relevant purposes of the Energy Data Collection Program. Adds the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to the list of agencies that may examine the energy industry information statements submitted pursuant to section 486J-3, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB1022

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1022

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO ENERGY INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Section 486J-5.5,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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486J-5.5
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Energy data collection program.
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The department shall establish the energy
data collection program that includes development and maintenance of an energy
database system that meets the requirements of government and industry, while
promoting sound policy making, greenhouse gas emission inventory reporting,
energy planning, energy assurance planning, [
and
] energy security[
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critical infrastructure protection, and emergency management, response, and recovery.
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SECTION 2.
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Section 486J-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:

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(c)
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Unless otherwise provided by law, with
respect to data that the commission or department obtained or was provided
pursuant to this chapter, neither the commission or department nor any employee
of the commission or department may do any of the following:

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(1)
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Use
the information furnished or obtained for any purpose other than the purposes
for which it is supplied;

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(2)
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Make
any publication whereby the data furnished by any person can be identified; or

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(3)
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Permit
any person other than the commission, the department of taxation, the attorney
general, the consumer advocate, the department of business, economic
development, and tourism, the department of health,
the Hawaii emergency management
agency, the office of homeland security,
and the authorized representatives
and employees of each to examine the individual reports or statements provided.
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism;
Hawaii State Energy Office; Public Utilities Commission; Energy Data Collection
Program; HIEMA; OHS; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Emergency Management

Description:

Adds
the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Office of
Homeland Security to the list of agencies that may examine the energy industry
information statements submitted pursuant to section 486J-3, HRS.
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Adds the promotion of emergency management
and critical infrastructure protection as relevant purposes of the Energy Data
Collection Program.

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