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SB 206 Hawaii Senate · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO VOTING.

Summary
Requires that any person who is eligible to vote but is not already registered to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewed, or duplicate civil identification card be automatically registered to vote unless the applicant affirmatively declines to be registered to vote. Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or civil identification card information to election officials and the statewide voter registration system. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Feb 15, 2017
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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Reported from JDL/TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 249) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Dela Cruz, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto.
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL/TRE, WAM.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
WE
Will Espero
DDemocratic
HI
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