SB 560 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary

Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2022. 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 system. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2020 through 2025, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2019

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 7, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 5, 2019

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 187) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 28, 2019

Upper · Passed

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, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-19 10:30AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 12, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2019

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 209) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.

upper

Jan 29, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-01-19 8:55AM in conference room 016.

upper

Jan 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors