Bill Text: HI SB218 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Order of Succession; Lieutenant Governor
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2015-07-14 - Vetoed on 07/13/2015 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). [SB218 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SB218-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ORDER OF SUCCESSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 26-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) through (c) to read as follows:
"(a) When the office of lieutenant
governor is vacant by reason of the lieutenant governor's becoming governor, or
the lieutenant governor's failure to qualify, or the lieutenant governor's
removal from office, death, resignation, or otherwise, the powers and duties of
the office of lieutenant governor shall devolve upon the president of the
senate; provided that the president of the senate is of the same political
party as the governor; or, if [there is none] the president of
the senate is not of the same political party as the governor or upon the
president's failure to resign promptly from all legislative offices held by the
president, then upon the speaker of the house of representatives; provided
that the speaker of the house of representatives is of the same political party
as the governor; or, if [there is none] the speaker of the
house is not of the same political party as the governor or upon the
speaker's failure to resign promptly from all legislative offices held by the
speaker, then [upon the attorney general, the director of finance, the
comptroller, the director of taxation, and the director of human resources
development in the order named; provided that any officer upon whom the
powers and duties of the office of lieutenant governor devolve may decline the
powers and duties without the officer's resignation from the office by virtue
of the holding of which the officer qualifies to act as lieutenant governor, in
which event the powers and duties will devolve upon the next officer listed in
the order of succession.] upon a person appointed by the governor who is
a member of the same political party as the governor and is qualified to hold
the office of lieutenant governor pursuant to article V, section 2, of the
Hawaii State Constitution.
(b) When the lieutenant governor is
temporarily absent from the State or is temporarily disabled, the powers and
duties of the office of the lieutenant governor shall devolve upon [the
foregoing officers, other than the president of the senate and the speaker of
the house,] the attorney general, the director of finance, the
comptroller, the director of taxation, and the director of human resources
development in the order named.
(c) The powers and duties of any officer [acting]
designated in subsection (b) as lieutenant governor [under this
section] shall include the powers and duties of the office of governor when
that office is vacant, or when the governor is absent from the State or is
unable to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the governor's
office, in addition to the other powers and duties of the lieutenant governor.
No person other than the elected governor or lieutenant governor shall become governor, provision being made by this section only for an acting governor."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Order of Succession; Lieutenant Governor
Description:
Clarifies the order of succession to the office of lieutenant governor when the office of lieutenant governor becomes vacant. (SB218 HD1)
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