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HB 1248 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary
Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the Office of Elections to submit a report to the legislature before the convening of each regular session from 2020 through 2025, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. (HB1248 CD1)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019 Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Mar 1, 2019

How they voted

23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D Democratic24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican1
1 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
18
Committee
19
Amendments
3
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Act 136, 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238).
upper
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Act 136, on 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154).
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
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) K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Luke, Cullen, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-23-19 3:01PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-18-19 3:35PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 840) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Kidani). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, Taniguchi, Fevella.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-04-19 1:40PM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1377) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 9:30AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 273).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matsumoto, Okimoto, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hashimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 755) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Thielen.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-19.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-01-19.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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