HB 2523 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITY LINEMAN.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes licensing requirements, including minimum standards and qualifications, for licensure as a journey worker electric utility lineman and expands the Board of Electricians and Plumbers to include members engaged in electric utility work. Repeals an existing exception to the impending sunset of the limited exemption from electrician licensing requirements that was originally enacted by Act 65, SLH 2013, and extended pursuant to Act 60, SLH 2018, and Act 68, SLH 2022. Takes effect on 7/1/2027. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2024 Last action Mar 19, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2024

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Elefante; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-24 3:45PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to PSM, CPN.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 56).

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Nishimoto.

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 548-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Belatti, Gates.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors