HB 2468 HD 1 SD 1

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 2809

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: CONSUMER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, PUBLIC UTILITIES

Report Title: PUC Consumer Complaints

Description: Clarifies the responsibilities of the consumer advocate and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with respect to receiving consumer complaints about public utilities and counseling consumers about the handling of complaints before the PUC. (SD1)

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        H Referred to the committee on CPC, referral sheet 7       
 2-14-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday,
                  02-16-00 at 2:00P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-16-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-16-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Halford, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Herkes, Morita, Takumi, Yoshinaga,         
                  Rath
 3- 1-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 523-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and placement on the
                  calendar for Third Reading
 3- 1-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s) None voting no and
                  Representative(s)  Chang, Herkes, Menor, Okamura
                  excused
 3- 3-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 3- 3-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Herkes, McDermott,
                  Okamura excused
 3- 6-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 7-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86)                   
 3- 7-00        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM       
 3-14-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 03-17-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 016.
 3-17-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-17-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Inouye, Matsuura, Slom; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa, Ihara
 3-24-00        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2881) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 3-24-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 3-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-31-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3-31-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-31-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, M. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Anderson; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, D. Ige, Iwase,
                  Taniguchi
 4- 7-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3248) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        S 24 hours notice 04-11-00                                 
 4-11-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, 2 (Buen, Bunda).
 4-11-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-11-00        H Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 528) in amended         
                  form (SD 1)
 4-13-00        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-14-00        S Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 617)      
 4-16-00        H House conferees appointed: Menor, Yamane
                  (Co-)Chairman; Cachola, Lee, Whalen
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Taniguchi, Kanno,
                  (Co-)Chair; Anderson
 4-17-00        H Re-referred to the committees on 1.CPC 2. FIN,
                  referral sheet 56
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 675).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  664)
 4-20-00        H Conference Committee will have decision making on
                  Monday, 04-24-00 at 10:00 A.M. in   conference room         
                  016.
 4-24-00        H The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to         
                  the Senate amendments.
 4-24-00        H The votes by House Conference Managers were as
                  follows: 4 Ayes: Rep.(s) Menor, Yamane, Lee, Whalen;        
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola
 4-25-00        H Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-00              
 5- 2-00        H House agrees to Senate amendment(s)                      
 5- 2-00        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (SD 1)                
 5- 2-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Souki,
                  Whalen excused
 5- 2-00        S Received notice of House reconsideration; agreement         
                  and passage on final reading (House Com. No. 730).
 5- 3-00        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 6-16-00        H Act 217, on 06-14-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 235)                 
 6-16-00        S Act 217, 06-14-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 357)