RELATING TO BROADBAND.
Summary
Establishes the Hawaii broadband infrastructure authority. Defines broadband equity within the Hawaii broadband and digital equity office. Appropriates federal funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD3)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 342).
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Branco.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 662-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Clark, Belatti, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Kapela, Ohno, Quinlan, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to HET, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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