HB 164 SD 1

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

By Representative(s) SAY / ABINSAY / CASE / HIRAKI / SANTIAGO / CACHOLA / LUKE / LEE / TAKUMI / AHU ISA / KANOHO / KAHIKINA / YAMANE / GARCIA / GOODENOW / KAHO`OHALAHALA / CATALANI / HERKES / MENOR / TAKAI / YOSHINAGA / KAWAKAMI / OKAMURA / HAMAKAWA / SUZUKI

Subjects: House Majority Caucus

Keywords: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, ELECTION DISTRICTS, LEGISLATURE

Report Title: Candidate Eligibility

Description: Proposes an amendment to Article III, section 6, of the State Constitution to require that, prior to filing nomination papers for the primary election, a candidate for state legislative office shall be a qualified voter in the district that the candidate seeks to represent. (SD1)

 1-21-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 2       
 1-25-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  01-26-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 1-26-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 1-26-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:14 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Cachola, Chang, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Morita, Takumi, Yoshinaga,
                  Auwae, Pendleton, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Garcia
 2- 1-99        H Re-referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-19-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 519), recommending passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to the committee on FIN
 2-19-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN      with Representative(s) none voting no
                  and Representative(s) Cachola, Kanoho, Moses, Yamane        
                  excused.
 2-24-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday,
                  02-26-99 at 4:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 2-26-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-26-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:17 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz,
                  Suzuki, Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and none Excused: Rep.(s)
 3- 5-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 895), recommending passage on Third Reading
 3- 5-99        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 3- 5-99        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Moses, Okamura,
                  Takamine excused
 3- 5-99        H Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment
                  transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII,
                  Section 3
 3- 5-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 9-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 91)                   
 3- 9-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to JDC                 
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.                    
 2-23-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-01-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 3- 1-00        S The measure is deferred until 03-03-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 3- 3-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 3-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2665) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for
                  Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice                                          
 3- 7-00        S Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25.          
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 49) in amended
                  form (SD 1)
 3- 9-00        S Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment
                  (03-09-00) transmitted to Governor pursuant to
                  Article XVII, Section 3.
 3- 9-00        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 3-10-00        S Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 394)      
 4-16-00        H House conferees appointed: Hamakawa, Nakasone
                  (Co-)Chairman; Kanoho, Saiki, Meyer
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 675).
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chumbley, Matsunaga,
                  (Co-)Chair; Ihara, Anderson
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  667)