RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
Summary
Appropriates funds for Fiscal Biennium 2019-21 for operations of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs division under Program ID CCA102 - Cable Television, which is under the purview of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Intrastate Commerce. Sets the annual fee assessed on cable operators at 4.5 percent of the income received from subscribers for cable services rendered during the preceding calendar year. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to reduce the fee by decision and order if the amount exceeds the amount necessary to administer chapter 440G, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes criteria to determine the amount of the fee. (HB1124 HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Mar 7, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 444).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 650) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Gates, Kong, Nishimoto, Takayama, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on IAC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19 at 11:30am.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to IAC, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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