HawaiiSB 24662025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate

RELATING TO THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER.

Sponsored By: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Elections CommissionChief Election OfficerTerminationLAB, JHA

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Karl Rhoads

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Stanley Chang

    Democratic • Senate

  • Carol Fukunaga

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 118 • No: 24

Senate vote 4/22/2026

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....

Yes: 3 • No: 0

House vote 4/22/2026

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....

Yes: 2 • No: 1

House vote 4/14/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 8

House vote 3/31/2026

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 5 • No: 3

House vote 3/20/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...

Yes: 42 • No: 8

Senate vote 3/6/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 21 • No: 3

Senate vote 2/13/2026

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 2 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. 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, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/22/2026Senate
  2. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/22/2026House
  3. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 325.

    4/21/2026Senate
  4. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

    4/20/2026House
  5. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    4/20/2026Senate
  6. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang.

    4/20/2026Senate
  7. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    4/20/2026House
  8. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 662).

    4/16/2026Senate
  9. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    4/16/2026Senate
  10. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    4/16/2026House
  11. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    4/14/2026House
  12. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2038-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

    4/9/2026House
  13. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

    4/9/2026House
  14. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    3/31/2026House
  15. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/25/2026House
  16. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1261-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

    3/20/2026House
  17. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    3/20/2026House
  18. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    3/17/2026House
  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/12/2026House
  20. Pass First Reading

    3/10/2026House
  21. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 16

    3/10/2026House
  22. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    3/6/2026Senate
  23. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 55).

    3/6/2026House
  24. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2800) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    3/5/2026Senate
  25. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

    3/5/2026Senate

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