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HI HR178

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 published reports and studies on 5G wireless technology's effects on biological life, with emphasis on relevance to Hawaii.

  • Directs the study to include scientific data on 5G and highlight salient points from reputable sources evaluating health impacts on biological organisms in Hawaii.

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

  • Notes that Hawaii Act 49 (2018) cleared the way for 5G implementation in Hawaii by standardizing small cell antenna deployments.

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

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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