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The Governor has vetoed 18 bills -- check out his statements of objection by clicking on the GM (Governor's Message) links in this report: Vetoed Bills. Read More 18 Bills Vetoed – Fail to Become Law...
Today is the Second Decking deadline. Bills must emerge from their final Committees and be in their final forms (in their non-originating Chamber) to be considered for Second Crossover. This "decking" ensures a mandatory 48-hour opportunity for final review by members of the House and Senate before they are asked to vote on the bill's third reading. To meet this... Read More Today is Second Decking...
Read More Join us next Friday (4/5) for Art at the Capitol...
Tomorrow is the First Lateral Deadline, which means that all bills with multiple referrals must move to their final Committee in their originating Chamber by the end of the day tomorrow. In order to make this deadline, bills need to move out of their next to last Committees by today, with the accompanying Committee reports and any amended drafts filed with... Read More First Lateral Deadline is quickly approaching...
The handy little directories have arrived and are available for pickup at our office at the State Capitol (Room 401). As a reminder, we are open from 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during this time of the year. Drop by and pick up your copy. Read More The 2019 Hawaii Directory of Public Officials booklets have arrived...
The 2019 Session has officially begun. The first bills of the 2019 Session have started to appear on the Legislature's website. You can find the House and Senate bills via the following link: www.capitol.hawaii.gov/advreports/main.aspx. The bill links will be populated with new bills until all bills that have made the bill introduction cutoff (Deadline is Thursday, Jan 24) is posted.... Read More The 2019 Legislative Session has begun...
The 2019 Legislative Session begins next Wednesday (Jan 16th). The House and Senate will convene Opening Day floor sessions at 10:00 a.m. in their respective chambers. Come join us afterward at our Opening Day potluck for rich conversation and our almost-famous punch! Read More The 2019 Legislative Session begins on Wednesday, January 16th...
2019 Grant-In-Aid applications for Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020) are now available on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov. You can find the link to the 2019 GIA applications, instructions and FAQ's in the "Recent Updates" box near the top of the website's homepage. Applications may be submitted effective immediately. The deadline for receipt of applications is... Read More 2019 Grant-In-Aid applications are available...
The 2019 Regular Session starts up on Wednesday, January 16th. Check out the newly published 2019 Session Calendar on PAR's "Information Sheets" page. Read More It’s beginning to look a lot like… Session!...