HB 1566 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Summary

Establishes "substantial net benefit" as the public utilities commission's standard for a merger involving an electric public utility and allows the commission to establish reasonable criteria to determine whether a "substantial net benefit" exists in a proposed merger involving an electric public utility. (HB1566 HD2)

Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2017 Last action Mar 9, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to CPH, WAM.

legislature

Mar 9, 2017

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 364).

legislature

Mar 7, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

legislature

Feb 13, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

legislature

Feb 9, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-13-17.

legislature

Feb 6, 2017

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

legislature

Feb 2, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, Kong, Say, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 6

legislature

Jan 25, 2017

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors