RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Summary
Amends ballot requirements to display candidates for the office of Hawaiian affairs board of trustees, by residency and nonresidency requirements and to randomize the order of candidate names within those groupings. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Dec 10, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1344) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi.
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 03-16-21 at 2:00 PM in room 325.
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 64) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Inouye . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Kidani). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kidani; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 16, 2021
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, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-16-21 10:41AM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Keohokalole, Acasio, Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-21 1:00PM in conference room Via Videoconference.
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to HWN, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
Co
RH
Rosalyn H. Baker
DDemocratic
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