Votes at a glance: House EEP advances energy, wastewater and waste‑management bills (Jan. 30, 2025)

The House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection recorded the following committee actions during its Jan. 30, 2025 decision session. Where specific roll‑call names were spoken on the record, those names are indicated.

Votes at a glance (committee action and recorded votes where available):

- HB 338 (renewable energy premium interest adjustments): Passed with amendments; committee adopted HECO’s suggested amendment and technical edits. Recorded: Chair and Vice Chair voted aye; Representatives Kahaloha, Kush and Quinlan recorded as voting aye. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 879 (increase cesspool grant cap / pilot positions): Passed with amendments; DOH amendments adopted; positions removed from this bill, grant maximum left blank for future consideration. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 379 (denitrification for near‑shore/groundwater‑sensitive systems): Passed with amendments; committee requested DOH review of distance/elevation criteria and report back. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 798 (wastewater management, exemptions and energy provision): Passed with amendments; committee deleted the bill’s energy provision and blanked the 10,000,000‑gallon threshold for future work. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 376 (accelerated cesspool deadlines): Passed with amendments; committee removed tax credit and grant provisions and focused bill on deadline changes. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 734 (DOH rule/practice review to reduce upgrade costs): Passed with amendments; appropriation amount noted in committee report (committee left $150,000 in report as placeholder). (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 736 (wastewater technology testing pilot at UH WRRC): Passed with amendments; committee requested specific appropriation from UH WRRC; technical edits adopted. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 735 (allow individual systems to serve up to five bedrooms): Passed with amendments clarifying scope to avoid creating federally prohibited large‑capacity cesspools. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 1421 (assessable on‑bill financing via HGIA): Passed with amendments; committee asked for additional fiscal analysis. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 749 (create DOH cesspool conversion section and positions): Deferred to Feb. 4, 2025 decision session pending DOH provision of position titles, counts and dollar estimates. (Outcome: postponed)

- HB 969 (prohibit waste facilities near significant aquifers): Passed with amendments; committee requested county/state coordination to avoid eliminating lawful landfill options under existing siting laws. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

- HB 786 (deposit beverage container recycling amendments): Passed with amendments to promote market development and adjust retailer distance/size exemptions; defective date inserted to allow drafting. (Outcome: approved with amendments)

Notes on recorded roll calls: On several items the transcript records only that the "chair and vice chair" voted aye and that specific members (for example, Representative Kahaloha, Representative Kush and Representative Quinlan in one roll call) announced "I". Committee minutes and the official roll call in the committee report should be consulted for the complete roll‑call tally.

This summary lists committee‑level actions recorded during the Jan. 30, 2025 EEP decision session and is intended as an editorial summary of the committee record. Final bill status and any additional amendments will be reflected in the bills’ subsequent referrals and committee reports.