Hawaii Senate Bill 2644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Passed on June 17 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-06-17 - Act 068, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Extends until 6/30/2027 Act 65, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, as amended by Act 60, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, which provides a limited exemption to the licensing requirements for certain individuals in situations when an electric utility must retain qualified individuals to work with high voltage (six hundred volts or higher) who are not licensed in the State but are otherwise deemed qualified by the electric utility, provided that the public utility certifies to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers that, after solicitation of a request for proposal, no electrician responded to the request who was sufficiently qualified and licensed in the State and was available and able to perform or timely complete the high voltage electrical work or task before the public utility recruited outside the State. (CD1)

Relating To Electrical Contractors.

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Rep. Lynn Decoite [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]
Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]
Sen. Gil Riviere [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

2022-04-29 - House - House Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-29 - Senate - Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-31 - House - House Finance: Passed, Unamended (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-22 - House - House Consumer Protection & Commerce: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - House - House Labor & Tourism: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-04 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-17	House	Act 068, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).
2022-06-17	Senate	Act 068, 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).
2022-05-06	Senate	Enrolled to Governor.
2022-05-05	Senate	Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 824).
2022-05-03	House	Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 946).
2022-05-03	House	Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, Tam voting no (2) and none excused (0).
2022-05-03	Senate	Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2022-04-29	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-03-22.
2022-04-29	House	Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 179-22) as amended in (CD 1).
2022-04-29	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.
2022-04-29	Senate	Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 179-22).
2022-04-29	House	The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Johanson, Sayama, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2022-04-29	Senate	The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2022-04-28	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-22 2:15PM; Conference Room 224.
2022-04-27	Senate	Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-22 2:45PM; Conference Room 224.
2022-04-20	Senate	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 729).
2022-04-20	House	House Conferees Appointed: Onishi, Johanson, Sayama Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
2022-04-18	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).
2022-04-18	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Riviere, Fevella.
2022-04-08	House	Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 742).
2022-04-08	Senate	Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2022-04-07	Senate	Deferred One Day 04-08-22.
2022-04-07	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 390).
2022-04-06	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Kapela, Kong, LoPresti, Okimoto, Perruso, Tokioka voting no (7) and Representative(s) Costales, D. Kobayashi, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2022-04-06	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1672-22), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2022-03-31	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, McDermott.
2022-03-28	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-31-22 1:30PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
2022-03-24	House	Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, McKelvey, Perruso voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1).
2022-03-24	House	Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1428-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2022-03-22	House	The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har, Kong; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Mizuno.
2022-03-18	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-22-22 2:00PM in House conference room 329 Via Videoconference.
2022-03-17	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and none excused (0).
2022-03-17	House	Reported from LAT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1040-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2022-03-15	House	The committees on LAT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Sayama, Belatti, Holt, D. Kobayashi, Takayama, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
2022-03-11	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAT on Tuesday, 03-15-22 9:30AM in House conference room 312 Via Videoconference.
2022-03-10	House	Referred to LAT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 24
2022-03-10	House	Pass First Reading
2022-03-08	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 281) in amended form (SD 2).
2022-03-08	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2022-03-04	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-22.
2022-03-04	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2903) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2022-02-18	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
2022-02-11	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2022-02-09	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2022-02-09	Senate	Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2134) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2022-02-04	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2022-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Via Videoconference.
2022-01-24	Senate	Referred to CPN, WAM.
2022-01-24	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2022-01-21	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2644&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_SD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_HD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2644_CD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2644&year=2022
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2644&year=2022