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HB 272 Hawaii House · 2020 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. (SD1)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 712) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 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, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 04-04-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to TEC, CPH.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 24).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Okimoto, Perruso, San Buenaventura, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, McDermott.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Nakamura excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 449), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Gates, Kong, Nishimoto, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on IAC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-19 at 11:31 AM.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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