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Upcoming Workshops

Posted: 1/7/2022 Workshops Tags: 2022 session, Advocacy, Bill to Law, Civics, Deadlines, Resources, website

Get ready for session and learn more about getting involved at the State legislature! You can sign up for one of our Zoom workshops by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 808/587-0478.

“Your Voice”: Tuesday, January 11, 5:00 p.m. Overview of the legislature and how to add your voice to the process“The Bill to Law Process”: Wednesday, January 19, 5:00 p.m. Walk through the process with an…
Read more… Upcoming Workshops

Second Decking Deadline

Posted: 4/8/2021 News Tags: Deadlines, second decking, third reading

Here’s a brief video about the Second Decking deadline and what’s ahead…

Second Decking and what’s ahead…

Finding Bills that have Survived the First Crossover Deadline

Posted: 3/11/2021 News Tags: Deadlines, first crossover, Reports and Lists

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 Over to the…
Read more… Finding Bills that have Survived the First Crossover Deadline

Latest PAR Newsletter

Posted: 3/4/2021 News Tags: budget, Deadlines, newsletter, recommittal, resolutions

Now that we’re in the depths of session, take a look at our latest newsletter. We talk about:

The “Second” ChamberResolutions… “Be It Resolved…”Money, Money, MoneyRecommittal — Taking a Step Back

As always, give us a call if you’d like to discuss!

First Decking Deadline Fast Approaching

Posted: 3/3/2021 News Tags: Deadlines, First Decking

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 House or Senate clerk to be considered for passage on…
Read more… First Decking Deadline Fast Approaching

2020 Session is a Wrap!

Posted: 9/16/2020 News Tags: acts, Deadlines, vetoes

We can finally wrap up the 2020 Regular Session! Find the bills the governor signed, vetoed, and the three still “pending” that became law without his signature (HB361, HB2744, SB2486). Just go to the Reports and Lists page on the Legislature’s website and scroll down to the bottom section. You’ll find the lists (acts, vetoes, pending) there.

Deadline for 2020 Bills

Posted: 9/10/2020 News Tags: Deadlines

The governor has a deadline coming up! Tuesday, September 15th, is the deadline for him to decide which of the bills in his possession he should sign, let become law, or veto. (For any bill enacted, the date that it goes into effect as law can be found in its last section.) Have an opinion? Contact the governor! (808) 586-0034 or use the Contact page on his website (governor.hawaii.gov)

Post Crossover- How to find the bills that are still alive

Posted: 3/6/2020 News Tags: Deadlines, first crossover, video

Yesterday was First Crossover. It was the last day for bills in their originating chamber to move to the opposite chamber for further consideration. In order to make this deadline, bills had to move past every committee they were referred to and survive 3-floor votes.  Bills that are still left in their originating chamber at this point are dead. See our video below to quickly identify the bills that are…
Read more… Post Crossover- How to find the bills that are still alive

Keep your eye out for the list of bills the Governor may veto

Posted: 6/20/2018 News Tags: 2018 Session, Deadlines

It should be posted in the next few days — the Governor has until Monday, June 25th (that’s 35 days after adjournment sine die, not counting weekends or holidays) to provide the Legislature with his intent-to-veto list.

A bill ON the list won’t definitely be vetoed, but if a bill in Governor’s possession is NOT on the list, we know it will become law with or without his signature. [If…
Read more… Keep your eye out for the list of bills the Governor may veto

Wrapping things up

Posted: 4/26/2018 News Tags: 2018 Session, Deadlines

Today is the last day for conference committees to find agreement on any bill that did not have a Finance (FIN) or Ways and Means (WAM) referral. The deadline for negotiations to wrap up is 6:00 p.m. (Bills with money referrals have until tomorrow.) After these deadlines, the only way for bills without a conference draft to move forward is if one chamber agrees to the other chamber’s amendments or…
Read more… Wrapping things up

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