HI SB 2767
died on adjournmentRELATING TO INITIATIVE POWER BY THE PEOPLE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2767 pass?
No. HI SB 2767 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 (2026-02-04): Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
What is HI SB 2767 about?
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.
Who sponsors HI SB 2767?
KEOHOKALOLE, SAN BUENAVENTURA are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2767.
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
- 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
Newest first
2026-02-04
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Referred to GVO/JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
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Related bills
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