HB 934HawaiiProcess complete

RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.

What it does

Official summary

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.

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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)

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IntroducedJan 21
Passed HouseFeb 28
Passed SenateApr 8
To Governor
Became Law

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Jun 9Act 201, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).Latest
2. Jun 9Act 201, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).Major
3. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
4. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
5. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
6. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
7. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).Major
8. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
9. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.
10. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.
11. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.
12. Apr 25The 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.Minor
13. Apr 25The 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.
14. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 222) as amended in (CD 1).
15. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
16. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 222).
17. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
18. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
19. Apr 22Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
20. Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).Minor
21. Apr 17House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
22. Apr 17Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Kim, Awa.
23. Apr 17Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).Minor
24. Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
25. Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
26. Apr 8Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
27. Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690) in amended form (SD 2).
28. Apr 4Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
29. Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
30. Apr 1The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
31. Mar 27The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
32. Mar 18Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1126) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
33. Mar 18Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
34. Mar 11The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
35. Mar 6The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 130).Minor
37. Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
38. Mar 4Referred to EDT, WAM.Minor
39. Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 987), recommending passage on Third Reading.
40. Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
41. Feb 24The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
42. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
43. Feb 11Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
44. Feb 11Passed 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).Minor
45. Feb 5The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
46. Jan 29Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Jan 23Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
48. Jan 23Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3Minor
49. Jan 21Pending introduction.Introduced

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HB 934HawaiiProcess complete

RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.

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IntroducedJan 21
Passed HouseFeb 28
Passed SenateApr 8
To Governor
Became Law

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Jun 9Act 201, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).Latest
2. Jun 9Act 201, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).Major
3. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
4. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
5. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
6. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
7. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).Major
8. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
9. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.
10. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.
11. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.
12. Apr 25The 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.Minor
13. Apr 25The 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.
14. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 222) as amended in (CD 1).
15. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
16. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 222).
17. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
18. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
19. Apr 22Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
20. Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).Minor
21. Apr 17House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
22. Apr 17Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Kim, Awa.
23. Apr 17Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).Minor
24. Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
25. Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
26. Apr 8Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
27. Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690) in amended form (SD 2).
28. Apr 4Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
29. Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
30. Apr 1The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
31. Mar 27The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
32. Mar 18Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1126) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
33. Mar 18Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
34. Mar 11The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
35. Mar 6The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 130).Minor
37. Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
38. Mar 4Referred to EDT, WAM.Minor
39. Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 987), recommending passage on Third Reading.
40. Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
41. Feb 24The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
42. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
43. Feb 11Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
44. Feb 11Passed 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).Minor
45. Feb 5The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
46. Jan 29Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Jan 23Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
48. Jan 23Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3Minor
49. Jan 21Pending introduction.Introduced

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