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SB124HIEnrolled 2026 Regular Session

Proposing Amendments To Article Iv, Sections 4 And 6, Of The Hawaii State Constitution Regarding Reapportionment.

Last status update Mar 10, 2025

What this measure contains

Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the decennial United States census for the respective reapportionment year, rather than the permanent resident population. (SD1)

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Related measures

  • HB140— Same As
  • SB124— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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. SD1by JDC

Companion measures: HB140, SB124. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 2 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    20 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB124
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*Aye*
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006No
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002NoNo
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
5 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

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 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 73) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) 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: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 936) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 92) in amended form (SD 1).

  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. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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