RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.
Summary
Establishes the Hawaii broadband and digital equity office within the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2021
Last action Feb 9, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2021
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 9, 2021
D
Democratic46
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-0)
house
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, DeCoite, Belatti, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Kapela, Ohno, Quinlan, Woodson, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to HET, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
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