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SB103 • 2026

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

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Sponsor
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIM, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Wakai
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.
  • HSEO; Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group; Electric Vehicles; Batteries; Reuse; Recycling; Working Group; Report Establishes a two-year Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group within the Hawaii State Energy Office.
  • Requires the working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices.
  • Requires a report to the Legislature.

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SD1

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Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB103 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB103 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 103 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES .

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-03-06 H

    Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19

  3. 2025-03-06 H

    Pass First Reading

  4. 2025-03-04 H

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 83) in amended form (SD 1).

  5. 2025-03-04 S

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  6. 2025-02-28 S

    One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  7. 2025-02-28 S

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 935) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  8. 2025-02-27 S

    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.

  9. 2025-02-21 S

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. 2025-02-06 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  11. 2025-02-06 S

    Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 58) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  12. 2025-01-29 S

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

  13. 2025-01-29 S

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella.

  14. 2025-01-24 S

    The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  15. 2025-01-16 S

    Referred to EIG/AEN, WAM.

  16. 2025-01-15 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  17. 2025-01-09 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.
HSEO; Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group; Electric Vehicles; Batteries; Reuse; Recycling; Working Group; Report
Establishes a two-year Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group within the Hawaii State Energy Office. Requires the working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)

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SB103

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

103

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to electric vehicle batteries
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that electric vehicle popularity and usage in the State has
grown dramatically.
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Electric vehicle
registration has increased by thirty per cent, resulting in over thirty-four
thousand registered vehicles in the State.
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As electric vehicle usage increases, more electric vehicle batteries
will enter the waste stream.
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Proper
recycling and disposal practices are needed to ensure that electric vehicle
batteries do not contribute to environmental harm.

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The purpose of this Act is to establish a
working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric
vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices.

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SECTION 2.
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(a)
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There is established within
the Hawaii state energy office an electric vehicle battery recycling and reuse
working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric
vehicle battery management practices.

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(b)
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The working group shall:

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(1)
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Develop
a plan for best management practices for the recycling, reuse, or repurposing
of electric vehicle batteries;

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(2)
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Coordinate
with any other organization, working group, or relevant entity within or
outside of the State that has similar objectives as the working group, or is
researching the recycling, reuse, or repurposing of electric vehicle batteries;
and

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(3)
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Develop
policy recommendations for the legislature to implement based on the working
group's findings.

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(c)
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The working group shall consist of:

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(1)
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The
chief energy officer, or the chief energy officer's designee, who shall serve
as the co-chairperson of the working group;

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(2)
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The
director of health, or the director's designee, who shall serve as the co-chairperson
of the working group; and

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(3)
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One
representative from the department of environmental services of the city and
county of Honolulu.

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(d)
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The co-chairs of the working group shall invite the following
individuals to serve as members of the working group:

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(1)
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Two
representatives from the electric vehicle manufacturing industry;

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(2)
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One
representative from the automotive repair industry;

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(3)
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One
representative from the energy storage industry;

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(4)
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One
representative from the electronic waste recycling industry;

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(5)
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One
representative from an electric utility;

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(6)
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One
representative from an organization that specializes in extended producer
responsibility policy;

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(7)
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One
representative from an environmental organization that specializes in waste
reduction and recycling;

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(8)
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One
representative from the automotive recycling industry; and

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(9)
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Other
individuals as invited by the co-chairpersons.

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(e)
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The working group shall submit a report of its findings and
recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no
later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026.
The report shall include an analysis of:

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(1)
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Opportunities
for and barriers to the reuse of electric vehicle batteries as a first option,
as potential energy storage systems as a second option, and for recycling as a
third option, taking into account the additional costs of transporting electric
vehicle batteries to be recycled out-of-state;

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(2)
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Best
practices for the management of electric vehicle batteries at end-of-life;

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(3)
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The
cost, safety, and environmental impacts of in-state versus out-of-state
recycling options;

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(4)
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The
feasibility of pursuing any recycling options outside of the United States;

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(5)
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The
feasibility in terms of costs, available infrastructure, and enforcement of an
electric vehicle battery recycling program; and

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(6)
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The
overall effect of different management practices on the environment.

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(f)
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The working group shall be dissolved on June 30, 2026.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

HSEO; Electric
Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group; Electric Vehicles;
Batteries; Reuse; Recycling; Working Group; Report

Description:

Establishes
an Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group within the Hawaii
State Energy Office.
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Requires the
working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric
vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices.
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Requires a report to the Legislature.

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