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HI SB 1213

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE OF PROCESS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 1213 pass?

No. HI SB 1213 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 1213 about?

Allows businesses in the State to designate an email address to accept service of process in lieu of continuously maintaining a registered agent in the State.

Who sponsors HI SB 1213?

KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA are the primary sponsors of HI SB 1213.

Description

Allows businesses in the State to designate an email address to accept service of process in lieu of continuously maintaining a registered agent in the State.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-10

    The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-06

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-01-27

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1213&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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