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HI SCR26
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
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AI Summary
S.C.R. No. 26 Summary
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Requests the Federal Communications Commission establish regulations requiring all cellular phones to receive emergency alerts with no opt-out option available to users.
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Requires emergency alert delivery at no additional cost to cellular service plans.
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Cites the January 13, 2018 ballistic missile false alarm alert in Hawaii, noting that not all residents and visitors received the initial alert or the subsequent all-clear message.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the FCC Chairman and the Director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Federal Communications Commission To Establish Regulations To Require All Cellular Phones To Receive Emergency Alerts Without An Option To Opt Out Of Receiving Emergency Alert Messages And Without Any Added Costs To Service Plans.
Requirements
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).
4/16/2018