HI SB 2238
died on adjournmentRELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2238 pass?
No. HI SB 2238 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 (2026-01-30): Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.
What is HI SB 2238 about?
Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment application or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system.
Who sponsors HI SB 2238?
CHANG is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2238.
Description
Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment application or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- CHANGprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Pending Introduction.
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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