SB 435 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO VOTING.

Summary

Requires the Office of Elections to include a notice to voters that a digital and print voter information guide is available. Requires the notice to be in thirty-two-point font and enclosed as a separate insert with each ballot. Requires the Office of Elections to maintain a notice on its website providing certain information about the voter information guide. Requires the Office of Elections to make the digital voter information guide available to the public no later than twenty-one days before the primary election and no later than fifty days before the general election. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025

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SB435 → SB435_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from a standard legislative bill format to a Senate Draft (SD1) version with metadata headers added. The substantive policy content regarding voter information guide requirements, notice formatting, and funding remains identical between versions.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata differences

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, session information, and document revision details

Changed bill title from 'SB435' to 'SB435 SD1' indicating Senate Draft version

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REQUIREMENT

All substantive policy requirements regarding voter information guide notices, digital accessibility, and funding appropriations remain the same

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 153) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors