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... Read More Upcoming Workshops...
Here's a brief video about the Second Decking deadline and what's ahead... https://youtu.be/n9rlhzE4UUQ Second Decking and what's ahead... 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...
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! Read More Latest PAR Newsletter...
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...
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. Read More 2020 Session is a Wrap!...
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... Read More Deadline for 2020 Bills...
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... Read More Post Crossover- How to find the bills that are still alive...