THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3202
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE IV OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii by inserting a new section to provide that, for the purposes of the Article, "permanent resident" means any person counted as residing in the State, according to the most recent census certified by the United States Census Bureau or any successor federal agency.

SECTION 2. Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"PERMANENT RESIDENTS

Section . For the purposes of this Article, "permanent resident" means any person counted as residing in the State, according to the most recent census certified by the United States Census Bureau or any successor federal agency."

SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:

"Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to provide that for the purposes of legislative reapportionment and redistricting, the term "permanent resident" means any person counted as residing in the State, according to the most recent census certified by the United States Census Bureau or any successor federal agency?"

SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Constitutional Amendment; Reapportionment; Permanent Resident

Description:

Proposes to amend Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii by inserting a new section that provides that, for the purposes of legislative reapportionment and redistricting, the term "permanent resident" means any person counted as residing in the State, according to the most recent census certified by the United States Census Bureau or any successor federal agency.

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