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SB 2794 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Summary
Effective 1/1/21: Makes housekeeping amendments to Hawaii's elections laws to clarify and improve the administration of elections by mail; prohibits agents of a candidate from providing voting assistance; changes the deadline to file nomination papers to the first Tuesday in May. Effective upon approval: Allows for the criminal referral of campaign finance law violations in addition to any administrative determination; increases the disqualification period for a person convicted of certain criminal election offenses from holding elective public office; repeals the exclusion of certain persons from criminal prosecution. (HD2)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Jul 6, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Jul 6, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to FIN with none voting no and none excused.
lower
Jun 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Jun 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 06-30-20 2:00PM.
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1222-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Jun 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Lowen, McKelvey, Perruso, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, Creagan, Nakashima, Yamane.
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Monday, 03-16-20 at 2:00 PM.
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN , referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-20-20 9:15AM in conference room 016.
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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