# Hawaii HB 1052: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

Hawaii HB 1052, RELATING TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Act 202, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1052
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Act 202, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: PUC, Telecommunications Access, Universal Service Program, Universal Service Fund, Print Disabilities, Time-Sensitive Information, CPN/HHS, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission, under the Universal Service Program, may use funds from the Universal Service Fund to provide free telecommunications access to time-sensitive information for individuals with print disabilities. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free phone information access for disabled people: mixed, low. The law adds free telephone access to time-sensitive information for people with print disabilities. This includes government information, public notices, emergency alerts, job opportunities, and daily newspapers. The commission can use available fund money for this service, with total spending cap…
- Commission sets carrier fund contributions: mixed, low. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission sets how contributions to the universal service fund are calculated and collected. It can set the share of telecommunications fees carriers contribute. The law does not set a rate or say how prices may change.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2025-06-09: Act 202, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: Act 202, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 882). (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kanuha, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Iwamoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 166) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 166). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Fukunaga added as Chair. Senator Keohokalole discharged as Chair. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 849). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Hashimoto, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 721) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1712) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from CPN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-19-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on CPN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 8:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 141). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 935), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-21: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 422) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-04: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1052_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1052_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1052_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1052_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1303_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1052_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1052_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1052_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1052_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1052_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1303_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1052-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).