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HI HCR197

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Tina Wildberger

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study summarizing existing published reports and studies on the effects of 5G wireless technology on biological life.

  • Directs the study to include scientific data on 5G and highlight information applicable to Hawaii's biological life and residents.

  • References concerns including the World Health Organization's 2011 classification of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B) and National Toxicology Program studies finding increased tumor rates in lab animals exposed to radio frequency radiation.

  • Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit its findings report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2020 Regular Session convening.

  • Notes that Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, cleared the way for 5G implementation in Hawaii by standardizing small cell deployment processes.

Legislative Description

Requesting A Study That Summarizes The Published Reports And Studies On The Effects Of 5g Wireless Technology On Biological Life.

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Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Holt, McKelvey excused (4).

3/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/27/2019
Energy & Environmental Protection3/14/2019

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