Hawaii Senate Bill 2948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on June 23 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-23 - Act 108, 6/20/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Transfers the administrative placement of the public utilities commission from the department of budget and finance to the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Clarifies the public utilities commission's authority concerning standard administrative practices, including operational expenditures and the hiring of personnel. Enables the chair of the public utilities commission to appoint, employ, and dismiss an executive officer, fiscal officer, and personnel officer. Establishes that the executive director of the division of consumer advocacy shall be the consumer advocate. Appropriates funds to effectuate the transfer of the public utilities commission and for the hiring of an executive officer, fiscal officer, and personnel officer. (CD2)

Public Utilities Commission; Transfer of Attached Agency; Personnel; Authority; Expenditures; Public Utilities Commission Special Fund; Division of Consumer Advocacy; Appropriation

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]

Sen. Gilbert Kahele [D]

Sen. William Espero [D]

Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-23	Senate	Act 108, 6/20/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209).
2014-06-23	House	Act 108, on 6/20/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209).
2014-05-02	Senate	Enrolled to Governor.
2014-05-01	Senate	Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 753).
2014-05-01	House	Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 723).
2014-05-01	House	Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1).
2014-05-01	Senate	Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom. 1 Excused: Senator(s) L. Thielen.
2014-04-29	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 05-01-14.
2014-04-29	House	Floor amendment adopted by voice vote as amended in CD 2 with none voting no and Representative(s) Ito excused.
2014-04-29	House	Floor Amendment No. 9 offered by Rep. Luke.
2014-04-29	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 05-01-14.
2014-04-29	Senate	Report filed.
2014-04-29	Senate	Separated Committee Report.
2014-04-29	Senate	Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
2014-04-29	Senate	Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.
2014-04-25	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-29-14.
2014-04-25	House	Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 136-14) as amended in (CD 1).
2014-04-25	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-29-14.
2014-04-25	Senate	Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 136-14).
2014-04-25	House	The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Nishimoto, Kawakami, C. Lee; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Har, McDermott.
2014-04-25	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, Ige, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2014-04-25	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-14 4:00PM in conference room 016.
2014-04-25	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-14 1:15PM in conference room 016.
2014-04-24	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-14 9:45AM in conference room 016.
2014-04-23	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-14 10:30AM in conference room 016.
2014-04-21	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-14 10:30AM in conference room 016.
2014-04-16	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-14 10:30AM in conference room 016.
2014-04-15	Senate	Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-16-14 10:30AM in conference room 016.
2014-04-15	Senate	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 685).
2014-04-14	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 674).
2014-04-14	House	House Conferees Appointed: McKelvey, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Har, Kawakami, C. Lee, McDermott Members.
2014-04-14	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ige Co-Chair; Slom Member.
2014-04-10	House	Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670).
2014-04-10	Senate	Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2014-04-10	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 637).
2014-04-08	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2014-04-04	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1536-14), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2014-03-27	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Johanson, Cullen, Hashem, Ing, Jordan, Kobayashi, Lowen, Morikawa, Onishi, Takayama, Tokioka, Yamashita, Fukumoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
2014-03-25	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-14 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
2014-03-21	House	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 Representative(s) Tokioka, Ward, Yamane excused (3).
2014-03-21	House	Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1147-14) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2014-03-17	House	The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kawakami, Brower, Cachola, Creagan, Evans, Ito, Oshiro, Tsuji, Yamane, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Har, C. Lee, Nakashima.
2014-03-13	House	This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 03-17-14 2:10PM in conference room 325.
2014-03-12	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-17-14 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2014-03-12	House	The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-17-14.
2014-03-11	House	Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2014-03-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 03-17-14 2:10PM in House conference room 325.
2014-03-10	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-12-14 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2014-03-10	House	The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-12-14.
2014-03-07	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 03-10-14 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2014-03-06	House	Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 28
2014-03-06	House	Pass First Reading
2014-03-04	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 337) in amended form (SD 1).
2014-03-04	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Hee, Shimabukuro). Transmitted to House.
2014-02-28	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-14.
2014-02-28	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2569) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2014-02-19	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Dela Cruz, Espero, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kouchi, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Tokuda, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English.
2014-02-14	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-14 9:05AM in conference room 211.
2014-02-11	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2014-02-11	Senate	Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2153) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2014-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Slom.
2014-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-06-14 1:45PM in conference room 414.
2014-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-14 9:15AM in conference room 229.
2014-01-23	Senate	Referred to CPN, WAM.
2014-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2014-01-23	Senate	Introduced.

HB2587 (Same As) 2014-02-10 - The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2948&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/SB2948_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_CD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_CD1_SFA10_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_CD2_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2948_CD1_HFA9_.HTM