PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Mar 10Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 213).Latest
   2. Mar 10Passed First Reading.Minor
   3. Mar 10Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM.Minor
   4. Mar 6Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
      • Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
   5. Mar 6Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
   6. Mar 6Notice of a bill proposing constitutional amendment in the form of (HD 2) transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3.
   7. Mar 2The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.Minor
      • Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
   8. Feb 27The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.Minor
   9. Feb 27Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   10. Feb 24Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   11. Feb 20Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 752-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
       • Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
   12. Feb 20Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
   13. Feb 18The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.Minor
       • Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
   14. Feb 13Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   15. Feb 11Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 140-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
       • Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
   16. Feb 11Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).Minor
   17. Feb 6The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.Minor
       • Vote recorded The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
   18. Feb 3Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   19. Feb 2Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6Minor
   20. Jan 28Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
   21. Jan 27Pending introduction.Introduced