HI HB1998 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-04 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Yamane excused (1).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to order cable franchise applicants to provide equipment and maintenance sufficient to ensure that cable subscribers in the franchise area are able to receive PEG access channels equivalent in quality to local full-power broadcast signals carried on the cable system. (HD1)

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Title

Cable Television Systems; Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels; DCCA

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-04HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Yamane excused (1).
2014-02-04HouseReported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117-14) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2014-01-29HouseThe committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kawakami, Belatti, Brower, Cachola, Creagan, Evans, Har, Ito, C. Lee, Nakashima, Oshiro, Tsuji, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.
2014-01-27HouseBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 01-29-14 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2014-01-27HouseThe committee on CPC recommends that the measure be deferred until 01-29-14.
2014-01-22HouseBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 01-27-14 2:10PM in House conference room 325.
2014-01-21HouseReferred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2014-01-21HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2014-01-17HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB2333 (Same As) 2014-01-21 - Referred to TEC, CPN.

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