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SB1225HIEnrolled 2026 Regular Session

Proposing An Amendment To Article Xvii, Section 3 Of The Hawaii Constitution To Specify That The Standard For Voter Approval Of A Constitutional Amendment Proposed By The Legislature Is A Majority Of All The Votes Tallied Upon The Question.

Last status update Mar 10, 2025

What this measure contains

Proposes to amend article XVII, section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution regarding the standard for ratification of a constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature, to require that a majority of all the votes tallied upon the question be a "yes" vote, and not include blank, spoiled, and over votes in determining whether a majority was reached. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by JHA

Companion measure: SB1225. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    2 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    11 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    17 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 6 no · 0 excused

  4. House JHA committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    38 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 7 no · 5 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1225
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Donna KimSD-014Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (introduced draft)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (introduced draft)
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020NoNo
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye*Aye*
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006No
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
4 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB1225
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041No
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022Excused
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Excused
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Excused
Sam KongHD-033No
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038No
Chris MuraokaHD-045No
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039No
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNo
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
30 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to JDC, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard, San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 27) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 946) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards. Noes, 6 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 278).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  19. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1463) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  21. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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