HI HB1590 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-21 - The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-21 - The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the Chief Election Officer to select a letter of the alphabet by lot and arrange candidate names on ballots in alphabetical order by last name, beginning with the randomly selected letter. Requires notice to voters and candidates of the order that candidates will be listed on the ballot by a method suited for the voting systems. Directs the Chief Election Officer to establish procedures to implement this new procedure for elections beginning January 1, 2018. (HB1590 HD2)
Title
Elections; Ballot; Arrangement of Names
Sponsors
| Sen. Karl Rhoads [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-21 | Senate | The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| 2016-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-16 9:00AM in conference room 016. |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Referred to JDL, WAM. |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 196). |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Oshiro, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2016-03-04 | House | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-08-16. |
| 2016-03-04 | House | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 866-16) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2016-02-25 | House | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Cachola, Cullen, Johanson, Jordan, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Onishi, Tokioka, Yamashita, Pouha, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-25-16 3:00PM in House conference room 308. |
| 2016-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Luke, Nakashima, Souki excused (3). |
| 2016-02-18 | House | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 410-16) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 2016-02-04 | House | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Creagan, Hashem, Kawakami, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Takayama, Woodson, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-04-16 2:00PM in conference room 325. |
| 2016-01-28 | House | The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-16 2:00PM in room 325. |
| 2016-01-28 | House | Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org |
| 2016-01-25 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-28-16 2:01PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2016-01-25 | House | Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2016-01-15 | House | Prefiled. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2295 (Same As) 2016-02-02 - The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
