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HI HB1501
Bill
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 269-19 of Hawaii Revised Statutes to require the Public Utilities Commission to afford consumers and patrons an opportunity to provide input before authorizing any proposed merger or consolidation of public utilities.
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Designates the Consumer Advocate as a party to all dockets involved in proposed public utility mergers or consolidations.
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Directs the auditor to conduct a study comparing salaries of Public Utilities Commission employees with comparable private sector positions to determine competitiveness and employee retention.
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Requires the auditor to submit findings and recommendations from the salary study to the legislature by November 30, 2015.
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Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2015-2016 to conduct the salary comparison study.
Legislative Description
Public Utilities; Government Transparency; Salaries ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee excused (1).
2/12/2015