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SB2143HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Chief Election Officer.

Last status update May 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes an order of succession for an Interim Chief Election Officer in the event of a vacancy in the position of Chief Election Officer until the Elections Commission appoints a new Chief Election Officer. (CD1)

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  • HB1552— Same As

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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. SD1by JDC
  3. HD1by JHA
  4. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB1552. 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 · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  3. House JHA committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  4. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    41 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 6 no · 0 excused

  5. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    38 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 6 no · 3 excused

  6. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  7. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    22 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

  9. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    40 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 9 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2143
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeNoAye → No at Senate final reading (CD1)
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedAyeAye
18 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2143
MemberJHA
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House third reading (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014NoNoExcusedNo
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNoNo
Joe GedeonHD-018NoNoNo
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNoNo
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNoNoNo
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye*Aye*Aye*
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
31 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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 GVO, JDC.

  4. Re-Referred to JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  7. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2806) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  10. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  11. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 178) in amended form (SD 1).

  12. Pass First Reading

  13. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17

  14. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and Excused: none.

  16. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1590-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  17. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and none excused (0).

  18. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 473).

  20. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  22. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.

  23. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  24. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard, Fevella.

  25. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).

  26. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 2:20PM; Conference Room 325.

  27. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  28. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

  29. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 26-26).

  30. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  31. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 26-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  32. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  33. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  34. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  35. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  36. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (9) and none excused (0).

  37. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  38. Enrolled to Governor.

  39. Act 025, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).

  40. Act 025, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).

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