https://youtu.be/PzW-0UF0h6w?si=rMkpl3__OqJ-sz-z Did you know you can look at a list of bills coming up for Third Reading?? From the Hawaii State Legislature homepage 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... Read More Third Reading...
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!...
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...
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...
To view the bills coming up for Third Reading tomorrow, April 11, 2023, use the Legislature's "Reports and Lists" page, then select the "Pending Actions" bar. In the Senate: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/advreports/advreport.aspx?year=2023&report=pending&rpt_type=pend3rdRead&chamber=S&title=Measures%20Pending%20Third%20Reading%20in%20the%20Senate . In the House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/advreports/advreport.aspx?year=2023&report=pending&rpt_type=pend3rdRead&chamber=H&title=Measures%20Pending%20Third%20Reading%20in%20the%20House . Read More A Heavy Third Reading Day...
Here's a brief video about the Second Decking deadline and what's ahead... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9rlhzE4UUQ Read More Second Decking Deadline...
We've reached the First Crossover deadline for concurrent resolutions. Today is the last day for concurrent resolutions to pass a floor vote in their originating chamber and be adopted before crossing over to the opposite chamber for further consideration. You can find more information about resolutions on the "Learn" portion of our website: https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/overview-of-the-legislative-process/types-of-measures-bills-resolutions-messages/resolutions Read More First Crossover for Concurrent Resolutions Deadline...
Today is the First Crossover Deadline. It's the last day for bills to move from their originating chamber to the non-originating chamber. On average, approximately 25% of all bills introduced each year make this deadline. To see the bills that have made it, visit the "Reports and Lists" page of the Legislature's website and click on the "Senate Bills Crossed... Read More Finding Bills that have Survived the First Crossover Deadline...
The 2021 session is moving quickly! We’re already coming up on the deadline for bills to be out of their originating chamber’s committees. March 5 is the First Decking deadline. By this date, a bill needs to: pass through all of the committees it was referred to in its chamber of origin; andbe submitted (in its final form) to the... Read More First Decking Deadline Fast Approaching...