HI SB 1173
died on adjournmentRELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did HI SB 1173 pass?
No. HI SB 1173 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI SB 1173 about?
Imposes a fee on the total amount of independent expenditures made by a noncandidate committee during an election period. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 1173?
MCKELVEY, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 1173.
Description
Imposes a fee on the total amount of independent expenditures made by a noncandidate committee during an election period. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- MCKELVEYprimary
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-10
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 157) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27
Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
introduction
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-31 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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