Hawaii Senate Bill 560 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2022. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail system. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2020 through 2025, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Relating To Elections.

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Gil Riviere [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]
Sen. Laura Thielen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
2019-03-07	House	Pass First Reading
2019-03-05	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 187) in amended form (SD 2).
2019-03-05	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
2019-03-01	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
2019-03-01	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1153) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2019-02-28	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2019-02-26	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-19 10:30AM in conference room 211.
2019-02-12	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2019-02-12	Senate	Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 209) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2019-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.
2019-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-01-19 8:55AM in conference room 016.
2019-01-25	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2019-01-24	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2019-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2019-01-18	Senate	Introduced.

SB560 (Carry Over) 2019-03-07 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
HB1248 (Same As) 2019-06-28 - Act 136, 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=560&year=2019
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB560_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB560_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB560_SD2_.HTM