SB 927 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the decennial United States census for the respective reapportionment year, rather than the permanent resident population. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2023

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Feb 22, 2023

D Democratic12

12 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 13, 2023

Introduced

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

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 310) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 22, 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.

upper

Feb 22, 2023

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (13-0)

senate

Feb 15, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision made on 02-15-23 and will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 10:25AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 15, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Lee, Moriwaki.

upper

Feb 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-15-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 2, 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 30, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor