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Hawaii 2026

SB 2466

RELATING TO THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Chief Election Officer, Elections Commission, Termination
Introduced / first action
2026-01-22 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 082, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 082, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).

    receipt

  4. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (9) and none excused (0).

    passage

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Richards).

    passage

  6. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).

    receipt

  7. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 2-26).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 2-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.

  12. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 325.

  15. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  16. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  17. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang.

  18. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 662).

    introduction, receipt

  20. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2038-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1261-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  29. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  32. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  33. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  34. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 55).

    introduction, receipt

  35. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2800) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  36. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  37. One Day Notice 3/6/26.

  38. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. Re-Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  41. Referred to LBT, JDC.

    referral-committee

  42. Introduced.

    introduction

  43. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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