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Hawaii 2026

HB 2244

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Hawaii Ratepayer Protection Act, PUC, Performance-Based Incentives, Ratemaking
Introduced / first action
2026-01-26 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Clarifies that, for electric utilities, "performance-based incentives" include revenue adjustment mechanisms, cost control mechanisms, rewards for superior performance, and penalties for subpar performance. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to adopt alternative ratemaking procedures to establish electric utility rates and performance-based incentives. Requires the Commission to apply a presumption in favor of considering historical cost trends and external indices that reflect incentives to control costs if the Commission resets an electric utility's allowed revenues based on consideration of the utility's costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 447-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  2. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  3. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  6. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  7. Pending introduction.

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