HI SB870 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to CPH.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to CPH.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the bills of telecommunications carriers to contain only charges for products and services that are authorized by the subscriber. Specifies prohibited cramming practices in phone bills. Requires the public utilities commission to adopt additional rules to safeguard billings.
Title
Telecommunications Carriers; Cramming; Public Utilities Commission; Billing Practices; Prohibited Practices
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-21 | Senate | Re-Referred to CPH. |
| 2015-12-17 | Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. | |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| 2015-02-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-20-15 9:00AM in conference room 229. |
| 2015-01-28 | Senate | Referred to CPN. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2015-01-23 | Senate | Introduced. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=870&year=2016 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB870_.HTM |
