SB 991 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

Summary

Caps annual utility rate increases without PUC approval for counties with a population of less than 500,000. Provides telecommunications service providers with flexibility from certain regulatory oversight requirements including issuance of securities and other evidences of indebtedness, and sales or disposition of property or equipment, if the utility is providing fully competitive retail services and specific conditions are met. Specifies other requirements related to flexibility for telecommunications service providers. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

Apr 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Signed into Law

Jul 2019

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Signed Jul 9, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 5, 2019

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 9, 2019

Signed into law

Act 229, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).

upper

Jul 9, 2019

Signed into law

Act 229, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).

lower

Apr 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 101) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 26, 2019

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.

upper

Apr 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 101).

upper

Apr 25, 2019

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Takumi, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Apr 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang.

upper

Apr 24, 2019

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.

upper

Apr 11, 2019

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 11, 2019

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 763).

upper

Apr 9, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 4, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

lower

Mar 29, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

lower

Mar 22, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).

lower

Mar 22, 2019

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1587), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno.

lower

Mar 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1330) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 12, 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

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 322) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 27, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman.

upper

Feb 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 02-27-19 10:15AM in conference room 229.

upper

Feb 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-26-19 8:30AM in conference room 229.

upper

Feb 20, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to CPH.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors