SB 477 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Summary

Requires the public utilities commission to make every effort to complete its review for a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or other change of control and issue a decision within nine months or twelve months from the date of a completed application. Requires the public utilities commission to establish standards for deeming an application complete. Specifies the process for objections and amendments to submitted applications. Allows for waiver or extension of the applicable time period. Requires the public utilities commission to submit a report to the legislature if those timelines are not met. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Apr 24, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023

How they voted

23–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 11, 2023

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683).

upper

Apr 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick, Marten voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (4) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Lowen; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 182) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 21, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-21-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors