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Today is the Triple Referral Filing Deadline. This is the deadline for bills with three referrals to be reported out of the first committee to which they are referred. This deadline gives the second committee time to work on a bill before the First Lateral Deadline on Feb 19th. By the First Lateral Deadline, all bills must move to their... Read More 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... 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...
The Triple Referral Filing Deadline has passed and the First Lateral Deadline is quickly approaching. By the end of the day next Friday (February 14th), all bills must move to their last referral committee in their originating chamber. It's called "lateral" because the bills move "sideways" from one committee to another within each chamber rather than "forward" from the House... Read More Lateral Deadline Quickly Approaching...
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...
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...
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... Read More Wrapping things up...
Time's flying! Hearings abound! That's because bills must pass into their final committees by Friday, 3/23 (Second Lateral Deadline)... If your bill's still waiting on a hearing notice, don't hesitate to reach out to the chair. Call or email PAR if you'd like to discuss. Read More Coming up Fast! Second Lateral...
We're almost at First Crossover -- which means successful bills must pass their Third Reading vote in their originating chamber by March 9th, in order to 'cross over' and be considered by the other chamber. On Tuesday, March 7th, there are several hundred bills that are scheduled to be voted on. The legislative broadcast project will be filming the activity... Read More Broadcasts as We Approach First Crossover...
The First Lateral deadline for bills (February 19th) has come and gone -- bills are still alive if they've managed to get into the last committee they were referred to in their originating chamber. The Legislature's website has a convenient list of the bills that have survived First Lateral. To navigate to the list: Go to the Legislature's website (capitol.hawaii.gov).... Read More What’s Still Alive?...