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2025 Executive Budget

Posted: 3/11/2025 News Tags: budget
The Executive Budget (HB300) must move through the House by 3/12/2025 and then crossover to the Senate. Curious to learn more about the State's Executive Budget? See the list of resources below, or check out a recording of PAR's recent 'Following the Budget' Workshop. Not sure how you could use these resources to find budget requests you are looking for?... Read More 2025 Executive Budget...

Third Reading

Posted: 2/28/2025 News
Did you know you can look at a list of bills coming up for Third Reading?? From http://capitol.hawaii.gov you can visit Laws & Research > Reports & Lists and select Pending Actions from the left side Deadlines menu to view a list of bills in the House or in the Senate that are up for third reading. Watch our video... Read More Third Reading...

2025 January Workshop Recordings Available to Watch

Posted: 2/6/2025 News
The Public Access Room hosted workshops in January to help you get involved in the legislative process! Visit our YouTube page to watch: Your Voice: Participating at the Hawaii State LegislatureGet to Know the Legislature's WebsiteLegislative Calendar and Deadlines OR if you prefer to look at a PDF of the presentation slides: Your Voice: Participating at the Hawaii State Legislature... Read More 2025 January Workshop Recordings Available to Watch...

The 2024 Bills Are In!

Posted: 1/24/2024 News Tags: 2024 session, Deadlines
The deadline for legislators to introduce new bills for the 2024 Regular Session is tonight (January 24, 2024). That means that you'll soon find all of the bills to be considered this session on the Legislature's "Reports and Lists" page. Read More The 2024 Bills Are In!...

Sign Up for a Training Session!

Posted: 12/11/2023 News, Workshops Tags: 2024 session, Advocacy, Bill to Law, Civics, Deadlines, Resources, website
The 2024 Regular Session is just around the corner (it opens on Wednesday, January 17, at 10:00 a.m.). Register for one of the Public Access Room's training sessions and learn more about advocacy, the legislature's website, and the session calendar's deadlines. Use Your Voice at the Legislature Our free “Your Voice” training focuses on advocacy at the State Capitol. We’ll... Read More Sign Up for a Training Session!...

Was an Existing Law Affected?

Posted: 7/20/2023 News Tags: 2023 Session, Resources
Wondering what sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) were affected by the 2023 Session? Want a handy index? You've got it! LRB creates a great report every year -- and the 2023 edition has been published: https://lrb.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023_SupplementalInfo.pdf Read More Was an Existing Law Affected?...

Final Count for 2023 Regular Session

Posted: 7/12/2023 News Tags: 2023 Session, Bill to Law, Deadlines
The last five bills on the Governor's desk became law without his signature on July 11, 2023. So we've got a final count: 263 bills became acts of law this year, out of a total of 3,132 bills that were introduced. (That's about 8.4%.) View the new laws here: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/advreports/advreport.aspx?year=2023&report=deadline&rpt_type=gov_acts&measuretype=HB,SB&title=Acts Read More Final Count for 2023 Regular Session...

Next Step for Bills That Passed Legislature

Posted: 5/9/2023 News Tags: 2023 Session, Bill to Law, Deadlines, governor
Wondering what happens next for the hundreds of bills on the Governor's desk? Wondering when you'll know whether the bill becomes law? You may have to wait -- we may not know the fate of some of them until July 11, 2023! If a bill introduced during the 2023 Regular Session did not pass out of the Legislature, it carries... Read More Next Step for Bills That Passed Legislature...

2023 Session “By the Numbers”

Posted: 5/2/2023 News Tags: 2023 Session
They got through a lot of bills today, and there's just one more session day to go! Tomorrow's a recess day. On Thursday, May 4, the House convenes at 10 a.m., the Senate convenes at 11 a.m. To see the bills pending, bills that passed, and all sorts of reports, go to the Legislature's website and click on the "Reports... Read More 2023 Session “By the Numbers”...

Extension of Decking Deadline

Posted: 5/1/2023 News Tags: 2024 session, Bill to Law, Deadlines
Final reading votes for 170 bills are scheduled for tomorrow (session at 10a). The fiscal filing deadline has been extended until 6p tonight, May 1, which means there should be more to come! The Senate President and House Speaker have extended the deadline to file the fiscal bills and committee reports that were agreed upon by Friday's 6 p.m. deadline... Read More Extension of Decking Deadline...

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