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HB 597 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Summary
Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism a broadband coordinator to create the state broadband plan. Requires report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB597 HD1)
Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Galuteria, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT deferred the measure until 03-22-17 1:21PM in conference room 224.
legislature
Mar 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to ETT, WAM.
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 124).
legislature
Mar 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, LoPresti, Tupola.
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 640) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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