RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Summary
Requires an automatic recount of votes cast for a candidate or on a ballot question when the difference in the number of votes cast for the top two candidates or on the question is equal to or less than 100 votes or 0.5 percent, whichever is greater. (HB428 HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Dec 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 176).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 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, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 340) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Say, Yamane, Thielen.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-01-19.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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