Hawaii Senate Bill 451 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-17 - The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Specifies that the public utilities commission is an autonomous agency of the State to be transferred from the department of budget and finance and assigned, for administrative purposes only, to the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Increases the compensation of the chair and commissioners of the public utilities commission. Clarifies the public utilities commission's authority concerning standard administrative practices, including operational expenditures and the hiring of personnel. Enables the chair of the public utilities commission to appoint, employ, and dismiss an executive officer to assist with managing the operations of the commission. Specifies that the executive director of the division of consumer advocacy shall be the consumer advocate in hearings before the public utilities commission. Appropriates funds for the transfer of the public utilities commission and for the hiring of an executive officer within the public utilities commission. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1)

Public Utilities Commission; Transfer of Attached Agency; Compensation; Personnel; Authority; Expenditures; Division of Consumer Advocacy; Appropriation ($)

Sen. Malama Solomon [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. Kalani English [D]	Sen. Gilbert Kahele [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-17	House	The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2014-03-12	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-17-14 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2014-03-12	House	The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-17-14.
2014-03-11	House	Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2014-03-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-12-14 2:10PM in House conference room 325.
2014-03-06	House	Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 28
2014-03-06	House	Pass First Reading
2014-03-04	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 74) in amended form (SD 1).
2014-03-04	Senate	Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2014-02-28	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-14.
2014-02-28	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2014-02-28	Senate	Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2604) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2014-02-26	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Nishihara, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2014-02-26	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Espero, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kouchi, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English.
2014-02-21	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-14 10:10AM in conference room 211.
2014-02-19	Senate	Re-Referred to CPN/WAM.
2013-12-18		Carried over to 2014 Regular Session.
2013-02-08	Senate	The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
2013-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-08-13 9:00AM in conference room 229.
2013-01-22	Senate	Referred to CPN, WAM.
2013-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2013-01-18	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=451&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/SB451_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB451_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB451_SD1_.HTM