SB 312 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that freedom of speech protected under the Hawaii State Constitution does not include the expenditure of money to influence elections. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 18, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2022 · House Mar 18, 2022

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Feb 11, 2022

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% 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

Amendments

Mar 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1138-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 18, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (46-1-4)

house

Mar 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Costales, Eli, Ichiyama, Woodson, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Mizuno.

lower

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to GVR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Feb 14, 2022

Introduced

Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 24) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, DeCoite, Fevella, Ihara, Inouye, Kim, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Riviere . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-22 9:30AM; Via Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors