--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET." description: "Appropriates funds for a vote counting system contract. (SB166 HD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2019 Regular Session" identifier: "SB 166" citation: "Hawaii SB 166 (2019 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Elections", "Vote Counting System ($)"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"] version_count: 3 action_count: 34 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2019-01-18" last_action: "2019-06-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0b40d15-3862-4d4f-8738-2f85a9d39501" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=166&year=2019" source_hash: "e8fd5d2a941e84ba89e1798dfff9564f84bc7224048dfb23cb5fb30298a02cd7" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii SB 166 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Appropriates funds for a vote counting system contract. (SB166 HD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB166** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB166_.HTM) 2. **SB166_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB166_HD1_.HTM) 3. **SB166_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB166_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · upper - The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper - The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction` - **2019-01-18** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2019-01-22** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee` - **2019-02-07** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 1:45PM in conference room 229. - **2019-02-12** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-15** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 622) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. - **2019-02-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. - **2019-02-27** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-01-19 10:15AM in conference room 211. - **2019-03-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1191) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). - **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19. - **2019-03-05** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 60) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction` - **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2019-03-07** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee` - **2019-03-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-19-19 9:30AM in House conference room 309. - **2019-03-19** The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. - **2019-03-28** Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 43 `referral-committee` - **2019-04-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-04-19 2:05PM in House conference room 308. - **2019-04-04** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2137) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2019-04-05** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3). - **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 728). `introduction` - **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments. - **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893). - **2019-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-19 in disagreeing to the House amendments. - **2019-04-17** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-18-19. - **2019-04-17** One Day Notice 04-18-19. - **2019-04-18** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. - **2019-04-18** Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 916). - **2019-04-18** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2019-06-12** Act 059, on 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). `executive-signature` - **2019-06-12** Act 059, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0b40d15-3862-4d4f-8738-2f85a9d39501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).