--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS." description: "Allows the Chief Election Officer to use accurate copies of paper ballots, rather than the originals, when conducting a precinct audit of an electronic voting system's tally. (CD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "SB 2333" citation: "Hawaii SB 2333 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Chief Election Officer", "Election Audits", "Electronic Tally of Ballots", "Electronic Voting System"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["RHOADS"] version_count: 3 action_count: 38 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2024-01-19" last_action: "2024-05-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6573181d-108c-40a8-a8d9-9f22910345db" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2333&year=2024" source_hash: "101773d9522c5ca8cff760791862440f4da3d057a8a61f6dad8cef4a76c97a8a" 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 2333 (2024) — RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS. Allows the Chief Election Officer to use accurate copies of paper ballots, rather than the originals, when conducting a precinct audit of an electronic voting system's tally. (CD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB2333** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2333_.HTM) 2. **SB2333_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2333_CD1_.HTM) 3. **SB2333_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2333_HD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper - The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower - The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - RHOADS — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-05-24** Act 027, 05/23/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127). `became-law` - **2024-05-24** Act 027, on 05/23/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127). `became-law` - **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt` - **2024-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt` - **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Pierick, Ward voting no (5) and none excused (0). `passage` - **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). `passage` - **2024-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24. - **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 17-24) as amended in (CD 1). - **2024-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24. - **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 17-24). - **2024-04-19** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Miyake, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - **2024-04-19** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-24 1:35PM; Conference Room 325. - **2024-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). `receipt` - **2024-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante, Fevella. - **2024-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). `receipt` - **2024-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Miyake, Takayama, Souza. - **2024-04-02** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 355). `receipt` - **2024-04-02** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure` - **2024-04-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 501). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-04-01** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Belatti, Gates, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2024-03-27** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9). - **2024-03-27** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1458-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-03-15** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Miyake, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-15-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - **2024-03-07** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee` - **2024-03-01** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2024-02-29** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 21). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-02-29** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2024-02-21** One Day Notice 02-29-24. - **2024-02-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-02-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2740) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-02-01** 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` - **2024-01-26** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-24 9:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference. - **2024-01-19** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee` - **2024-01-19** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2024-01-19** Introduced. `introduction` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6573181d-108c-40a8-a8d9-9f22910345db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).