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HI SB 2767

died on adjournment

RELATING TO INITIATIVE POWER BY THE PEOPLE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes provisions allowing registered voters to propose statutory and constitutional amendments by initiative and to approve or reject those amendments by ballot, as provided by law. Clarifies requirements and procedures for the initiative petition, the initiative measure, and the ballot containing the initiative measure. Requires the Attorney General to review all initiative petitions for validity and to provide a summary and explanation for each initiative measure in the digital voter information guide. Requires the Chief Election Officer to certify every Attorney General-approved initiative petition for sufficient number of valid signatures. Clarifies conflicts between initiative measures and contrary or similar bills. Requires the Office of Elections to adopt rules. Takes effect upon ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing the electorate to propose ballot initiatives and to approve or reject them as provided by law.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-04 — Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-30

    Referred to GVO/JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2767&year=2026

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