Hawaii Senate Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 9 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-25 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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)

Relating To Telecommunication.

Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]	Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]
Sen. Kalani English [D]	Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

2021-03-23 - House - House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, Unamended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-17 - House - House Higher Education & Technology: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2021-03-25	House	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1494), recommending referral to FIN.
2021-03-23	House	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.
2021-03-19	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-23-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
2021-03-19	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1).
2021-03-19	House	Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1018) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2021-03-17	House	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.
2021-03-15	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HET on Wednesday, 03-17-21 2:00PM in House conference room 309 Via Videoconference.
2021-03-11	House	Referred to HET, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22
2021-03-11	House	Pass First Reading
2021-03-09	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 152) in amended form (SD 2).
2021-03-09	Senate	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.
2021-03-05	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-09-21.
2021-03-05	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 858) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2021-03-02	Senate	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.
2021-02-25	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2021-02-18	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2021-02-18	Senate	Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 353) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2021-02-11	Senate	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.
2021-02-08	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-21 3:00PM in conference room 016.
2021-01-22	Senate	Referred to GVO, WAM.
2021-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-21	Senate	Introduced.

SB135 (Carry Over) 2021-03-25 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=135&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB135_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB135_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB135_SD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB135_HD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=135&year=2021