Hawaii Senate Bill 3078 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-27 - Referred to EET/GVO, CPH.
Pending: Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Preserves preexisting federal regulations on the use of hydrofluorocarbons in state law. Phases out hydrofluorocarbons in favor of alternatives with lower global warming potential. Establishes a preference for products that do not contain hydrofluorocarbons in the state procurement code. Directs the State Energy Office and the Environmental Management Division of the Department of Health to study how to increase the use of refrigerants with low global warming potential, reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, and recommend how to fund, structure, and prioritize a state program that incentivizes or provides grants to support the elimination of legacy uses of hydrofluorocarbons.

Relating To Hydrofluorocarbons.

Sen. Ronald Kouchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-27	Senate	Referred to EET/GVO, CPH.
2020-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2020-01-23	Senate	Introduced.

HB2492 (Same As) 2020-03-16 - The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3078&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB3078_.HTM