HB 129 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO RECOUNTS.

Summary

Provides that a mandatory recount shall occur when the difference in votes cast is equal to or less than 100 votes or one-quarter of 1% of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser. Establishes that the filing deadline for a complaint for a contest for cause that arises from a mandatory recount shall be the same as the filing deadline for complaints for contests in which no mandatory recount was held.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2023

House Passage

Feb 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2023 Last action Feb 14, 2023

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2023

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 49

Feb 13, 2023

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 14, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 11).

upper

Feb 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 19, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2023

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors