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HB 2236 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

Summary
Transfers to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) jurisdiction over cable TV and the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and telecommunications carriers from the Public Utilities Commission. Establishes the position of a commissioner of telecommunications. Creates special fund in DBEDT for cable TV and telecommunications carriers. Requires the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council to advise the Director of DBEDT on broadband deployment. (HB2236 HD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2018 Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to ETT/CPH/GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 204).
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola.
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 459-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 8
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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