| Measure Title: | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| Report Title: | Elections ($) |
| Description: | Establishes a temporary task force to comprehensively review, evaluate, and recommend changes to Hawaii's election laws regarding vote counting, particularly consideration of automatic recount and contesting procedures, to ensure the integrity and certainty of the State's electoral process. Appropriates funds. (HB168 CD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | SAY, LUKE, M. OSHIRO, SCHATZ, MAGAOAY, ARAKAKI, CABREROS, ITO, ESPERO, CASE, AHU ISA, LEE, KAWAKAMI, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, ABINSAY, MORITA, HAMAKAWA, KANOHO, CHANG, YONAMINE, TAKUMI, SUZUKI, GARCIA, HIRAKI, HALE, NAKASONE, TAKAI, YOSHINAGA, Souki, Kahikina, Takamine |
| Current Referral: | JDC, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/18/01 | H | Introduced |
| 1/19/01 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/22/01 | H | Referred to the committees on JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1. |
| 2/3/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-06-01 at 2:00 PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/6/01 | H | The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JHA were as follows: 12 Ayes: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Ahu Isa, Chang, Kanoho, Morita, Souki, Auwae, Gomes, Marumoto, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: None; 0 Noes: None; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Case, Yoshinaga. |
| 2/12/01 | H | Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 188) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/12/01 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with None voting no and None excused. |
| 2/21/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-01 at 11:15 AM in House conference room 308. |
| 2/23/01 | H | The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Rep.(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Cabreros, Espero, Magaoay, Nakasone, Saiki, Suzuki, Yonamine, Leong; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Djou, Moses; 0 Noes: None; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Davis, Rath. |
| 3/1/01 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 581), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/1/01 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with None voting no and Rep.(s) Bukoski, Schatz, Takumi, Whalen excused. |
| 3/2/01 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/01 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 37). |
| 3/6/01 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/8/01 | S | Referred to JDC/TMG, WAM. |
| 3/15/01 | S | Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. |
| 3/15/01 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-19-01 at 9:00 AM in conference room 229. |
| 3/19/01 | S | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
| 3/19/01 | S | The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Fukunaga, Kokubun, Nakata; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom; 0 No(es): None; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Matsuura, Chun, Hanabusa, Ihara. |
| 3/23/01 | S | Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/28/01 | S | Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-30-01 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211. |
| 3/30/01 | S | The measure is deferred. |
| 3/31/01 | S | Notice of public decision making by WAM on 04-03-01 at 9:45 a.m. in conference room 211. |
| 4/3/01 | S | The measure is deferred until 04-05-01 at 9:30 in conference room 211. |
| 4/5/01 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
| 4/5/01 | S | The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Buen, Chun Oakland, English, Inouye, Kawamoto, Kim, Sakamoto, Tam, Hemmings, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, Ige. |
| 4/6/01 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1544) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/6/01 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-01. |
| 4/10/01 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25. Noes, none. Excused, none. Transmitted to House. |
| 4/10/01 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 529) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 4/12/01 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/12/01 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 564). |
| 4/16/01 | H | House conferees appointed: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, Saiki Co-Chairs; Rep.(s) Auwae. |
| 4/16/01 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Senator(s) Kanno, Chair; Senator(s) Hanabusa, Co-Chair(s); Senator(s) Kawamoto, Slom. |
| 4/16/01 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
| 4/18/01 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 600). |
| 4/18/01 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04/19/01 at 3:30 pm in House conference room 325. |
| 4/19/01 | H | House conferee(s) replaced: Representative(s) Gomes replaced Representative(s) Auwae as conferee(s). |
| 4/19/01 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-20-01 at 3:30 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/20/01 | S | Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 605). |
| 4/20/01 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday, 04-23-01 at 3:30PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/23/01 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday, 04-24-01 at 3:30 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/25/01 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday, 04/25/01 at 3:30 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/26/01 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04/26/01 at 3:00 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/26/01 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, Saiki; Ayes with reservations: None 0 Noes: None; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Gomes. |
| 4/26/01 | S | The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Hanabusa, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto. |
| 4/27/01 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/27/01 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-01. |
| 4/27/01 | S | Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118). |
| 4/27/01 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 05-01-01. |
| 5/1/01 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 22 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: None. 3 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Slom. 0 Excused: None. |
| 5/1/01 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1) with None voting no and Rep.(s) McDermott, Rath, Souki, Takumi, Whalen, Yoshinaga excused. |
| 5/3/01 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 674). |
| 5/2/01 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 797). |
| 5/2/01 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/25/01 | H | Act 139, on 05-24-2001 (Gov. Msg. No. 217). |
| 5/29/01 | S | Act 139, 05-24-2001 (Gov. Msg. No. 334). |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment