Bill Text: HI SB635 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Energy Efficiency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-17 - Passed First Reading. [SB635 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-SB635-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature additionally finds that
Act 225, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023 (Act 225), was enacted as a declaration of
the legislature's belief that LEDs are a better alternative to other lighting
options because they do not contain any mercury, are more energy efficient, and
are the cheaper life-cycle cost lighting option for consumers and
businesses. Act 225, codified as part
VII of chapter 196, Hawaii Revised Statutes, makes it unlawful to sell, offer
for sale, or distribute for sale in the State as a new manufactured product
screw and bayonet base type compact fluorescent lamps, effective January 1,
2025, and pin-base type compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps,
effective January 1, 2026.
The legislature further finds that the State has not moved expeditiously to implement energy efficient lighting options in state buildings, and therefore it is necessary to mandate the State to take action to meet the goals of Act 225 and other climate-forward policies.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require:
(1) All state agencies to use energy efficient lighting; and
(2) The Hawaii state energy office to provide assistance, manage and review compliance, and submit a report to the legislature regarding each state agency's use of energy efficient lighting.
SECTION 2. Each state agency shall expeditiously use energy efficient lighting including replacing existing fluorescent fixtures and bulbs. The Hawaii state energy office shall:
(1) Provide technical assistance to state agencies;
(2) Survey all state agencies for compliance with this Act and Act 225, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, by November 1, 2025; and
(3) Submit
a report of the survey and any recommendations, including any proposed
legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2026.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
HSEO; State Agencies; Energy Efficiency; Lighting; Report
Description:
Requires each state agency to expeditiously use energy efficient lighting. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to provide technical assistance, survey state agencies for compliance, and submit the survey to the Legislature. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
