SB 135 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION.

Summary

Requires the office of enterprise technology services to establish a working group to conduct a study to identify state office buildings that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow residents of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and rural areas of the city and county of Honolulu, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings. Requires a report to the legislature. Dissolves the working group on 6/30/2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Mar 25, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021 · House Mar 19, 2021

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1494), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.

lower

Mar 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1018) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 19, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0-1)

house

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, DeCoite, Belatti, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Kapela, Ohno, Woodson, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Quinlan.

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to HET, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 152) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 2, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 353) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fevella.

upper

Feb 8, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-21 3:00PM in conference room 016.

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors