RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Summary
Permits a request for an absentee ballot or for permanent absentee voter status to be submitted in English or Hawaiian. Requires absentee ballots to be available to absentee voters in English or Hawaiian. Appropriates funds. (HB1327 HD2)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 760) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 120) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Lowen, Tarnas, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Thielen.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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