# Hawaii HB 134: RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Hawaii HB 134, RELATING TO ELECTIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Sean Quinlan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Act 194, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294).) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB134-2025 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 134 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) - Title: RELATING TO ELECTIONS. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Act 194, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). - Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Office of Elections, Nomination Papers, Electronic Filing, Appropriation, JDC, WAM - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (231 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Requires the Chief Election Officer to provide a system for the electronic filing of nomination papers. Requires that the system for the electronic filing of nomination papers be provided at no additional cost to the filer. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2028. (CD1) ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Candidates can file papers online: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the chief election officer must provide a statewide system for filing nomination papers online. Candidates can submit required documents, notarized oaths or affirmations, and filing fees through the system. County clerks can use it for county-office filings, and candidates c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY - Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: LA CHICA - Cosponsor: LAMOSAO - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: REYES ODA - Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 2 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 3 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 2 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-06-06: Act 194, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). (Senate) - 2025-06-06: Act 194, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). (House) - 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House) - 2025-04-25: 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, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 158) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 158). (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-17: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-16: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House) - 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. (House) - 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate) - 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House) - 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 598) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1681) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1127) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 192). (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1132), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2025-02-25: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. (House) - 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-05: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 172) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House) - 2025-02-05: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House) - 2025-01-28: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House) - 2025-01-23: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House) - 2025-01-16: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2025-01-14: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_CD1_.pdf) - HB134_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_CD1_.HTM) - HB134_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_HD1_.HTM) - HB134_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_SD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1294_.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed) - SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed) - SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed) - SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed) - HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_CD1_.pdf) - [HB134_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_CD1_.HTM) - [HB134_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_HD1_.HTM) - [HB134_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_SD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB134_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1294_.PDF) ## Related - [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025) - [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025) - [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025) - [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025) - [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025) - [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB134-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).