Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB1956

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Measure Title:
RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.
Report Title:
Agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote
Description:
Adds a new chapter to Hawaii Revised Statutes to allow member states to determine the winner of a presidential election by "national popular vote."
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
HANABUSA (BR)
Current Referral:
JUD
Date Status Text
1/24/2007SIntroduced.
1/26/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/30/2007SReferred to JDL.
2/1/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-07 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/6/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Kokubun, Inouye, Nishihara, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/12/2007SReported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 189) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2/12/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading.
2/12/2007S48 Hrs. Notice 02-14-07.
2/14/2007SPassed Third Reading. Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom, Trimble, Whalen). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Kim, Nishihara). Transmitted to House.
2/14/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 25).
2/15/2007HPass First Reading
2/16/2007HReferred to JUD, referral sheet 24
3/27/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-29-07 at 2:10 pm in House conference room 325.
3/29/2007HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Waters, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Morita, Sonson, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pine; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Luke, McKelvey, Thielen.
4/4/2007HReported from the committee on JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1789), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
4/4/2007HPassed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti, Ching, Meyer, Pine, Thielen voting no (5) and Representative(s) Souki, Takamine excused (2).
4/5/2007HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Awana, Belatti, Berg, Ching, Finnegan, Manahan, Marumoto, McKelvey, Meyer, Pine, Thielen, Ward voting no (12) and Representative(s) Herkes, Saiki, Say, Shimabukuro excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
4/5/2007SEnrolled to Governor.
4/10/2007SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 536).
4/23/2007HVetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 356).
4/24/2007SVetoed on 04-23-07 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 787).
5/1/2007SVeto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Hemmings, Slom, Trimble, Whalen). Excused, 0 (none).
5/1/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 891) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the Senate.

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