---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO VALIDATION OF BALLOTS."
description: "Changes the deadline for the validation of ballots following an election. (HD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 130"
citation: "Hawaii HB 130 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mail-In Ballots", "Office of Elections Package", "Timeframe", "Validity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/748b3fef-0766-4c36-bfdf-7aa7eefbad45"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=130&year=2023"
source_hash: "204cdf52e587e65205b36dfcff32234e161ddfc890bf153e1da23d5501abf94f"
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 HB 130 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO VALIDATION OF BALLOTS.

Changes the deadline for the validation of ballots following an election. (HD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB130** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB130_.HTM)
2. **HB130_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB130_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAIKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-03** Act 007, 03/31/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `became-law`
- **2023-03-31** Act 007, on 03/31/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `became-law`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-03-20** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 507).
- **2023-03-20** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Ihara, Keith-Agaran). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-17** One Day Notice 03-20-23.
- **2023-03-17** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1158) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-03-09** 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, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-09-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-14** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 12). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-02-13** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Pierick, Ward voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-02-10** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).
- **2023-02-10** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 290) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-02-02** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-02-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Prefiled.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/748b3fef-0766-4c36-bfdf-7aa7eefbad45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).