2025 HOUSE AND SENATE SESSION JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE NOW

Measure Title: RELATING TO DIGITAL EQUITY.
Report Title: Digital Equity Grant Program; Digital Literacy; Broadband Access; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office; Appropriation ($)
Description: Establishes the digital equity grant program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
Companion:  SB1231
Package: None
Current Referral: EET, WAM
Introducer(s): TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Kobayashi
Act:

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3/25/2024SReceived notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
3/22/2024HHouse Conferee(s) discharged.
3/20/2024HReceived notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
3/20/2024SSenate Conferee(s) discharged.
12/11/2023DCarried over to 2024 Regular Session.
4/28/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
4/28/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 3:30PM in conference room 229.
4/26/2023HConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 2:10PM in conference room 229.
4/25/2023HBill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 3:40PM in conference room 229.
4/24/2023SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
4/21/2023HHouse Conferees Appointed: Perruso, Sayama, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Hussey-Burdick, Garcia.
4/20/2023HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 914).
4/20/2023SSenate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Kim.
4/14/2023SReceived notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800).
4/13/2023HHouse disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
4/11/2023HReturned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 872) in amended form (SD 1).
4/11/2023SReport Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.
4/6/2023S48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
4/6/2023SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1801) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
4/4/2023SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/31/2023SThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
3/20/2023SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
3/20/2023SReported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
3/14/2023SThe committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
3/10/2023SThe committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/10/2023SReferred to EET, WAM.
3/9/2023SPassed First Reading.
3/9/2023SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 448).
3/7/2023HPassed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
3/3/2023HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-23.
3/3/2023HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1095) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2/22/2023HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Alcos.
2/20/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-22-23 2:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/17/2023HReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
2/17/2023HReported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 768) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/16/2023HThe committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/13/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-16-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/6/2023HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).
2/6/2023HReported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 60) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2/1/2023HThe committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Quinlan, Todd, Woodson, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
1/30/2023HBill scheduled to be heard by HET on Wednesday, 02-01-23 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/30/2023HReferred to HET, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/25/2023HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.

S = Senate | H = House | D = Data Systems | $ = Appropriation measure | ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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HB1408 HD3 SD1
All Versions of this Measure
Hearing Notices
HET
2/01/23 2:00P
309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
CPC
2/16/23 2:00P
329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
2/22/23 2:30P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
EET
3/14/23 1:30P
CR 229 & Videoconference
WAM
4/04/23 10:30A
CR 211 & Videoconference
CONF
4/26/23 3:40P
229
CONF
4/27/23 2:10P
229
CONF
4/28/23 3:30P
229