HB 813

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITY BILLING PROCEDURES FOR BLIND OR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS

By Representative(s) ARAKAKI / AHU ISA / SCHATZ / THIELEN / KAHIKINA / ITO / MCDERMOTT; Lee, Leong, Morihara, Santiago

Keywords: CABLE TELEVISION, PUBLIC UTILITIES, SEWAGE, WATER RESOURCES

Report Title: PUC; Blind Customer Billing

Description: Requires public or private providers of sewer, water, electric, gas, telephone, or cable utility services, upon a blind or visually-impaired customer's request, to provide billing in braille, large print, or audio format, at no additional charge to the customer. 

 1-26-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. CPC 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 4
 2- 8-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Monday,
                  02-08-99 at 8:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon in House conference        
                  room 329.
 2- 8-99        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 8-99        H The votes in HSH were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee, Santiago,
                  Stegmaier, McDermott; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Pendleton
 2-10-99        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 149), recommending passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to the committee on CPC
 2-10-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on CPC      with Representative(s) none voting no
                  and Representative(s) Menor, Souki excused.
 2-11-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday,
                  02-15-99 at 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-15-99        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-15-99        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita,        
                  Takumi, Halford, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Thielen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused:        
                  Rep.(s) Chang, Herkes, Hiraki, Yoshinaga, Rath