HB 2541 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary
Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail—in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2019 through 2023, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2018 Last action Mar 20, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Mar 20, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Re-Referred to JDC/WAM.
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
Mar 6, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 237).
Mar 2, 2018
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 27, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward.
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 711-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 13, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Jan 29, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9
Jan 24, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 23, 2018
House · Introduced
Pending introduction.
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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