RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Summary
Allows an electric utility to own, operate, lease, plan, construct, install, maintain, or replace broadband facilities, including middle mile infrastructure, to help facilitate the development of and investment in broadband facilities and services to rural, unserved, underserved, and urban communities throughout the State. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Feb 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 7, 2022
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
R
Republican4
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 38-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (46-1-4)
house
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Holt, Onishi, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Okimoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Chris Todd
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
Richard Onishi
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stacelynn K.M. Eli
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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