SB 1076 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary

Requires the Office of Elections to prepare a digital voter information guide; post the guide on its website in compliance with certain accessibility standards; and mail each ballot with a notice that states a voter information guide may be found on its website. Requires the Attorney General and county corporation counsels to draft explanations of proposed constitutional or charter amendment ballot questions and translate them into certain languages for purposes of the digital voter information guide. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Signed Jun 23, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2).

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May 4, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none).

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Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 159) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.

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Apr 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 159).

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Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Nishimoto, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 28, 2023

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, Lee, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Apr 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 309.

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Apr 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 3:05PM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 3:05PM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 25, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-23 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 24, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-23 3:05PM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 13, 2023

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 13, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 767).

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Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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Apr 5, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

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Mar 21, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1386) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

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Mar 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan.

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Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

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Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 350) in amended form (SD 2).

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Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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Feb 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Feb 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Feb 10, 2023

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 149) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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Jan 30, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-23 9:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

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Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

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Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors