HB 201 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary
Amends or clarifies certain statutory deadlines relating to elections by mail, including the date to which the clerk must continue mailing ballot packages to voters who update their voter registration address and the date on which ballots may begin to be tabulated. Authorizes a county clerk to operate additional voter service centers with varying days or hours of operation. Provides that voters standing in line at a voter service center at the time the voter service center closes may vote or register to vote, if eligible. Authorizes a county clerk to open places for ballot deposit not earlier than the initial day that ballots are mailed.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Feb 4, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2021

How they voted

49–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 4, 2021
D Democratic46
45 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican4
3 Yea 1 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 14), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-1-1)
house
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Scott Saiki
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
HI
25