HI HB2523 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-19 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-19 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes licensing requirements, including minimum standards and qualifications, for licensure as a journey worker electric utility lineman and expands the Board of Electricians and Plumbers to include members engaged in electric utility work. Repeals an existing exception to the impending sunset of the limited exemption from electrician licensing requirements that was originally enacted by Act 65, SLH 2013, and extended pursuant to Act 60, SLH 2018, and Act 68, SLH 2022. Takes effect on 7/1/2027. (SD1)
Title
Relating To Electric Utility Lineman.
Sponsors
| Rep. Scott Saiki [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-15 - Senate - Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Elefante; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-15-24 3:30PM; Conference Room 225. |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-24 3:45PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Re-Referred to PSM, CPN. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Referred to CPN. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 56). |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 712-24), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-22 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Nishimoto. |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-02-16 | 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) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5). |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 548-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 2024-02-06 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Belatti, Gates. |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-06-24 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Pending introduction. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2917 (Same As) 2024-01-24 - Referred to CPN.
