REQUESTING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE ALL CELLULAR PHONES TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS WITHOUT AN OPTION TO OPT OUT OF RECEIVING EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGES AND WITHOUT ANY ADDED COSTS TO SERVICE PLANS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).
lower
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2004-18), recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, Creagan, Say, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing.
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to PBS, CPC, referral sheet 53
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 497).
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3395) with recommendation of adoption.
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman.
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 03-28-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Report adopted, referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Reported from PSM/ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938), with recommendation of referral to CPH.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, L. Thielen.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, L. Thielen.
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM/ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-27-18 1:20PM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to PSM/ETT, CPH.
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Offered.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RE
Russell E. Ruderman
DDemocratic
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