RELATING TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING.
Summary
Establishes ranked-choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats. Effective 1/1/2023. (CD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Last action Jun 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Apr 7, 2022
How they voted
24–1
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
14
Committee
18
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 108-22) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 29, 2022
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.
upper
Apr 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 108-22).
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Matayoshi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-22 2:15PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-27-22 2:15PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 461).
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gates, Kong, Matsumoto, McDermott, Okimoto, Ward voting no (6) and Representative(s) Costales, D. Kobayashi, Lowen excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Branco, McDermott.
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1260-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 24
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 146) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Taniguchi, Fevella.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-22 10:10AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2109) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Gabbard, Kim, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Acasio.
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-22 9:30AM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to GVO/PSM, JDC.
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
P
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
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