Extends the sunset date of Act 65, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, 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 (600 volts or higher) who are not licensed in the State but are otherwise deemed qualified by the electric utility. Requires the board of electricians and plumbers to submit reports to the legislature regarding high voltage electrical contractors. Takes effect on 6/29/2018. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 2297 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS.
Extends the sunset date of Act 65, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, 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 (600 volts or higher) who are not licensed in the State but are otherwise deemed qualified by the electric utility. Requires the board of electricians and plumbers to submit reports to the legislature regarding high voltage electrical contractors. Takes effect on 6/29/2018. (CD1)
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
BAKER — primary (person)
English — primary (person)
Galuteria — primary (person)
INOUYE — primary (person)
Nishihara — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-19 Introduced. introduction
2018-01-22 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2018-01-22 Referred to LBR/TRE, CPH. referral-committee
2018-02-06 The committee(s) on LBR/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
2018-02-09 The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2018-02-09 The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, English, Harimoto, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2018-02-14 Reported from LBR/TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2304) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
2018-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
2018-02-20 The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 02-23-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
2018-02-23 The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. committee-passage-favorable
2018-03-01 Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2575) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2018-03-01 One Day Notice 03-02-18.
2018-03-02 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Green). Transmitted to House. passage
2018-03-02 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44). introduction
2018-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
2018-03-08 Referred to LAB, IAC, CPC, referral sheet 35 referral-committee
2018-03-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-13-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
2018-03-13 The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole. committee-passage-favorable
2018-03-16 Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1166-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to IAC.
2018-03-16 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on IAC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Har, Holt, Nakashima, Souki, Tokioka excused (7). reading-2, referral-committee
2018-03-16 Bill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Wednesday, 03-21-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
2018-03-21 The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Onishi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tokioka; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Ito, LoPresti, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2018-03-23 Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1432-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.
2018-03-23 Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).
2018-03-23 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-28-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
2018-03-28 The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka. committee-passage-favorable
2018-04-03 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1754-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2018-04-03 Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Har, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2018-04-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 401). introduction
2018-04-04 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2018-04-04 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 486).
2018-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
2018-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786).
2018-04-20 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
2018-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
2018-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
2018-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
2018-04-26 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) Tokuda, Inouye, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2018-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Ohno, Takumi, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Ward.
2018-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 64-18).
2018-04-26 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
2018-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 64-18) as amended in (CD 1).