HI SB816 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Referred to JDL.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Referred to JDL.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to change the way senate terms are staggered, eliminate the requirement that all senate seats be up for election following reapportionment, and provide electors in a newly drawn district the option to recall a senator who continues representing the district after reapportionment.
Title
Constitutional Amendment; Senate Staggering; Senate Terms; Recall (ConAm)
Sponsors
| Sen. Michelle Kidani [D] | Sen. Donovan Cruz [D] | Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D] | Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D] |
| Sen. Glenn Wakai [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-28 | Senate | Referred to JDL. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2015-01-23 | Senate | Introduced. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=816&year=2015 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/SB816_.HTM |
