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Bill RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE. Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Renames the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office to Broadband Office. Repeals broadband duties assigned to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Repeals the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council. Transfers the duty of collecting and posting certain broadband infrastructure notices to the Broadband Office. Establishes the Broadband Revolving Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 934 Hawaii HB 934 (2025)
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HASHEM
HOLT
HUSSEY
ILAGAN
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KAHALOA
KAPELA
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
KILA
KITAGAWA
KUSCH
LAMOSAO
LOWEN
MARTEN
MIYAKE
PERRUSO
POEPOE
SOUZA
TAKENOUCHI
TARNAS
TODD
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Hawaii HB 934 (2025) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.

Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Renames the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office to Broadband Office. Repeals broadband duties assigned to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Repeals the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council. Transfers the duty of collecting and posting certain broadband infrastructure notices to the Broadband Office. Establishes the Broadband Revolving Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB934 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB934_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB934_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB934_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB934_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 120 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 150 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
  • HASHEM — primary (person)
  • HOLT — primary (person)
  • HUSSEY — primary (person)
  • ILAGAN — primary (person)
  • IWAMOTO — primary (person)
  • KAHALOA — primary (person)
  • KAPELA — primary (person)
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • KUSCH — primary (person)
  • LAMOSAO — primary (person)
  • LOWEN — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MIYAKE — primary (person)
  • PERRUSO — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • SOUZA — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
  • TARNAS — primary (person)
  • TODD — primary (person)
  • Matsumoto — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-06-09 Act 201, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). became-law
  • 2025-06-09 Act 201, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). became-law
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
  • 2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
  • 2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 222).
  • 2025-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 222) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2025-04-25 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) DeCoite, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.
  • 2025-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.
  • 2025-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.
  • 2025-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
  • 2025-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
  • 2025-04-22 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
  • 2025-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828). receipt
  • 2025-04-17 Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Kim, Awa.
  • 2025-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). receipt
  • 2025-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
  • 2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
  • 2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-08 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2025-04-04 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
  • 2025-04-04 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-01 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) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-27 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-18 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-18 Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1126) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2025-03-11 The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-06 The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-04 Referred to EDT, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-04 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 130). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-02-28 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-02-28 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 987), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-02-24 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-11 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) Cochran, Ward excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-11 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  • 2025-02-05 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-29 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-23 Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-21 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0b20b907-ba6c-41ac-8e6d-aa2c90396bd7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).