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State Government / Hawaii / Legislation / HB 1716

HB 1716Session 2026HouseBecame law

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a process by which any political party continuously listed on the general election ballot for two consecutive general election cycles shall be deemed continuously qualified for ballot placement. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Latest development · Apr 20, 2026

House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Shimizu.

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 20, 2026
Latest passage
Apr 14, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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Elections & Government

Source subjects

Ballot PlacementElectionsPolitical PartiesQualification

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Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorGRANDINETTI
Primary sponsorPERRUSO
Primary sponsorPOEPOE

Action timeline

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  1. Apr 20, 2026

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Shimizu.

    House
  2. Apr 20, 2026

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    ReceiptSenate
  3. Apr 17, 2026

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Apr 16, 2026

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    Amendment FailureHouse
  5. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    PassageSenate
  6. Apr 14, 2026

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 611) in amended form (SD 1).

    House
  7. Apr 10, 2026

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3729) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    Senate
  8. Apr 10, 2026

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

    PassageReading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  9. Apr 10, 2026

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

    Senate
  10. Mar 17, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  11. Mar 12, 2026

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 269).

    IntroductionReceiptSenate
  12. Mar 12, 2026

    Passed First Reading.

    Reading 1Senate
  13. Mar 12, 2026

    Referred to JDC.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  14. Mar 12, 2026

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  15. Mar 10, 2026

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    PassageHouse
  16. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    House
  17. Mar 5, 2026

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

    House
  18. Mar 3, 2026

    Reconsideration of action taken on 02-26-26.

    Became LawHouse
  19. Mar 3, 2026

    The votes in JHA were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    House
  20. Mar 3, 2026

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  21. Feb 27, 2026

    Bill scheduled for reconsideration of previous decision by JHA on 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  22. Feb 26, 2026

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  23. Feb 24, 2026

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  24. Feb 19, 2026

    The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    DeferralHouse
  25. Feb 13, 2026

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  26. Jan 26, 2026

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  27. Jan 21, 2026

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    IntroductionReading 1House
  28. Jan 20, 2026

    Prefiled.

    House

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Source data last updated Jul 15, 2026.