RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE ELECTRONICS MANAGEMENT.
Summary
Requires persons who receive state funds and state financial assistance to donate unnecessary but functioning electronic devices, hardware, and televisions to nonprofit organizations that will refurbish and distribute them to eligible persons in the State. Sets reporting requirements for donating entities, nonprofit refurbishers, and the department of accounting and general services. Sets penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Dec 10, 2021
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
26
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-23-21 3:01PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-21 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to GVO/CPN, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to GVO, CPN/JDC.
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 13).
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) LoPresti, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) LoPresti, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 488), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 102) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HET.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Cullen, Eli, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on GVR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-21 10:00AM.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to GVR, HET, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
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