Hawaii Senate Bill 435

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Hearing: Jan 30 @ 9:15 am in Conference Room 016 & Videoconference
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Office of Elections to include a notice to voters that a digital and print voter information guide is available. Requires the notice to be in thirty-two-point font and enclosed as a separate insert with each ballot. Requires the Office of Elections to maintain a notice on its website providing certain information about the voter information guide. Requires the Office of Elections to make the digital voter information guide available to the public no later than twenty-one days before the primary election and no later than fifty days before the general election.

Relating To Voting.

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]

2025-01-30 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-01-27	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2025-01-16	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-16	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=435&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB435_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB435_TESTIMONY_JDC_01-30-25_.PDF
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=435&year=2025