Hawaii Senate Bill 721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a continuous legislature. Requires the legislature to convene at least once a month. Removes language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a two-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consideration. Standardizes the number of days that the governor must approve or veto a bill submitted for consideration. Requires bills returned by the governor to be heard by the legislature within an unspecified number of days for the bill for the bill to be further amended. Requires the passage of the legislative budget in an unspecified number of days before the end of each fiscal year.

Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Sections 10, 11, 12, 15, And 16 Of The Hawaii State Constitution To Establish A Continuous Legislative Session.

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-12-10		Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

SB721 (Carry Over) 2021-01-27 - Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=721&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB721_.HTM