Hawaii House Bill 2549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires the language and meaning of any proposed constitutional amendment and ratification question to be as simple, concise, and direct as possible considering the complexity of the subject matter. Allows the presiding officers of the Legislature to request a written opinion of the Supreme Court regarding the legality of a proposed amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution and the corresponding constitutional ratification question. Requires the court to provide a written opinion within 14 days of receipt of the request. Prohibits any appeal of a written opinion. (SD1)

Relating To Constitutional Amendments.

Rep. Scott Saiki [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Rep. Sylvia Luke [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]

2020-03-10 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House Finance: Passed, Unamended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House Judiciary: Passed, Unamended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2020-03-13	Senate	Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3404) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2020-03-10	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2020-03-05	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-20 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2020-03-03	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2020-03-03	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2020-03-03	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).
2020-02-28	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Say, Tokioka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
2020-02-28	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941-20), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2020-02-26	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Nishimoto.
2020-02-24	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-20 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
2020-02-11	House	Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott, Quinlan excused (2).
2020-02-11	House	Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 293-20), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2020-02-05	House	The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Perruso, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima.
2020-02-04	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-20 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2020-02-04	House	The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-20.
2020-01-31	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-04-20 2:05PM in House conference room 325.
2020-01-27	House	Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
2020-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2549&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2549_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2549_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2549&year=2020