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SB 4 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO AMEND THE QUALIFYING AGE OF VOTERS FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION.

Summary
Proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the qualifying age of voters for any state or local election to 16 years of age. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Last action Mar 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020

How they voted

22–3
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 3, 2020
D Democratic24
21 Yea 3 Nay
87% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 62) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Inouye, Kidani . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Kim, Riviere). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Riviere; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, K. Kahele.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-20 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2566) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-20 10:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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