--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO RECOUNTS." description: "Provides that a mandatory recount shall occur when the difference in votes cast is equal to or less than 100 votes or one-quarter of 1% of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser. Establishes that the filing deadline for a complaint for a contest for cause that arises from a mandatory recount shall be the same as the filing deadline for complaints for contests in which no mandatory recount was held." jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "HB 129" citation: "Hawaii HB 129 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Contests", "Mandatory Recounts", "Office of Elections Package", "Procedures"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"] version_count: 1 action_count: 25 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2023-01-17" last_action: "2024-03-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c6850a0-4d1a-41f6-88e8-6c7dce4c72ce" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=129&year=2024" source_hash: "7262e9f2b77514bdd2f06c5ce48ebd8ab7b20d81aff9aba255e2a567bbbd9a3d" 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 129 (2024) — RELATING TO RECOUNTS. Provides that a mandatory recount shall occur when the difference in votes cast is equal to or less than 100 votes or one-quarter of 1% of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser. Establishes that the filing deadline for a complaint for a contest for cause that arises from a mandatory recount shall be the same as the filing deadline for complaints for contests in which no mandatory recount was held. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB129_.HTM) ## Votes - The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **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. - **2024-03-07** Act 001, 03/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). `became-law` - **2024-03-05** Act 001, on 03/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). `became-law` - **2024-02-12** Transmitted to Governor. - **2024-02-13** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 4). `receipt` - **2024-02-12** Passed Final Reading with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Lowen, Nakashima, Quinlan, Todd excused (5). `passage` - **2024-02-08** Deferred two days 02-12-24. `deferral` - **2024-02-07** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 6). - **2024-02-07** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2024-02-06** One Day Notice 02-07-24. - **2024-02-06** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-02-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-01-25** 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` - **2024-01-19** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-25-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - **2023-12-11** Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. `carried-over` - **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. 11). `introduction, receipt` - **2023-02-13** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2023-02-10** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - **2023-02-10** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 285), 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, UNAMENDED. 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/7c6850a0-4d1a-41f6-88e8-6c7dce4c72ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).