Hawaii Senate Bill 548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-07 - Act 213, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends various statutory provisions to clarify and improve the administration of elections by mail. Establishes voters with special needs advisory committees at the state and county levels. Requires the department of public safety and Hawaii paroling authority to inform individuals on parole or probation of their right to vote and provide them with voting information. Requires the office of elections and the county clerks to make a determination, as soon as practicable, of the optimal number and placement of voter service centers. (CD1)

Relating To Elections By Mail.

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

2021-04-23 - House - House Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-23 - Senate - Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-01 - House - House Finance: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-16 - House - House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-07	House	Act 213, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).
2021-07-07	Senate	Act 213, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).
2021-04-29	Senate	Enrolled to Governor.
2021-04-28	Senate	Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 634).
2021-04-28	House	Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 858).
2021-04-27	House	Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2021-04-27	Senate	Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
2021-04-23	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-27-21.
2021-04-23	House	Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 143) as amended in (CD 1).
2021-04-23	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
2021-04-23	Senate	Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 143).
2021-04-23	House	The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Cullen, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-04-23	Senate	The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-04-22	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-21 3:00PM; CR 325.
2021-04-21	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-21 3:00PM; CR 325.
2021-04-20	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-21 3:00PM; CR 325.
2021-04-19	Senate	Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-21 3:10PM; CR 325.
2021-04-19	Senate	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 559).
2021-04-16	Senate	Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-21 2:15PM; CR 325.
2021-04-16	House	House Conferees Appointed: Nakashima, Cullen Co-Chairs; Ward.
2021-04-15	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 792).
2021-04-15	House	Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 790).
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Lee, Fevella.
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2021-04-15	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 522).
2021-04-13	House	Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, LoPresti, Ohno excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2021-04-09	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-13-21.
2021-04-09	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1867) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2021-04-01	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.
2021-03-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-01-21 1:30PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
2021-03-24	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2021-03-24	House	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1340) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2021-03-16	House	The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi.
2021-03-12	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-16-21 2:00PM in conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
2021-03-12	House	The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 03-16-21 at 2:00 PM in room 325.
2021-03-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-12-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
2021-03-04	House	Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
2021-03-04	House	Pass First Reading
2021-02-24	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 57) in amended form (SD 1).
2021-02-24	Senate	Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2021-02-22	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 02-24-21.
2021-02-22	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2021-02-22	Senate	Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2021-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee.
2021-02-05	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-10-21 9:10AM in conference room Via Videoconference.
2021-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 9:30AM in conference room Videoconference.
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to JDC .
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=548&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB548_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB548_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB548_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB548_HD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB548_CD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=548&year=2021