HB 1471 HD 1 SD 1 CD 1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 1265

Subjects: Office of Elections

Keywords: DEPT. OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES, ELECTIONS, GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Report Title: Elections; Panel

Description: Makes the office of elections and the elections appointment panel permanent; requires the panel to create an elections review program to establish performance standards for, and to conduct biennial performance evaluations of, the operation of elections and the performance the chief election officer. (HB1471 CD1)

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-24-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday,
                  02-26-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-26-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3- 2-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  03-04-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3- 3-99        H Re-referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet         
                  23
 3- 4-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:13 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Chang, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Morita, Takumi, Auwae,
                  Pendleton, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:         
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Cachola, Yoshinaga
 3- 5-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 920) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage         
                  on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for         
                  Third Reading
 3- 5-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s) None voting no and
                  Representative(s) Moses, Okamura, Takamine excused
 3- 9-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 3- 9-99        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Chang, Moses,
                  Okamura, Santiago, Schatz, Yoshinaga excused
 3- 9-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3-11-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 368)                  
 3-11-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM       
 3-16-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-22-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 3-22-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-25-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 3-25-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-25-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto;         
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tanaka,
                  Anderson
 3-25-99        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1087) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 3-25-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 3-27-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-30-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3-30-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 4- 3-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 04-06-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 4- 6-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 4- 6-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, D.
                  Ige, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam; Ayes with reservations:         
                  Senator(s) M. Ige, Iwase; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, Taniguchi, Anderson
 4- 9-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1524) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 4- 9-99        S 48 hours notice 04-13-99                                 
 4-13-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24. 
                  Noes, 1 (Slom).  Excused, none ().
 4-13-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-14-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 648) in amended         
                  form (SD 1)
 4-15-99        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-16-99        S Received notice of disagreement on 04-15-99, (Hse.
                  Com. No. 617)
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Oshiro, P.,
                  Kanoho(Co-)Chairman; Ahu Isa, Hamakawa, Auwae
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 618).
 4-19-99        H Re-referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN,
                  referral sheet 49
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed:  Chumbley, Matsunaga,
                  Fukunaga, (Co-) Chair; Ihara, Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  743)
 4-22-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Friday, 04-23-99 at 2:00 P.M. in  conference room
                  325.
 4-27-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 2:00 P.M. in conference room         
                  325.
 4-28-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 3:35 P.M. in conference room         
                  325.
 4-28-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Thursday, 04-29-99 at 2:00 P.M. in conference room
                  325.
 4-29-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-30-99 at 9:00  A.M. in conference room
                  325.
 4-30-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 139) as amended in (CD 1)
 4-30-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 05-04-99                   
 4-30-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 139)
 4-30-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 5- 4-99        S Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25.          
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Kanoho, Okamura,
                  Santiago, Yoshinaga excused
 5- 5-99        H Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 792)     
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House        
                  (Hse. Com. No. 746).
 5- 7-99        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 6-30-99        S Act 141, 06-28-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 386)                   
 6-30-99        H Act 141, on 06-28-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 252)