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
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Nov 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · 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.
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT deferred the measure until 03-22-17 1:21PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to ETT, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 124).
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · 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.
lower
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.
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · 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.
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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