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Bill RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW. Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to remove and block individuals who disrupt meetings. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD2) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2024 HB 1599 Hawaii HB 1599 (2024)
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TAKAYAMA
TARNAS
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Hawaii HB 1599 (2024) — RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.

Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to remove and block individuals who disrupt meetings. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD2)

Version chain

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

  1. HB1599 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1599_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1599_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1599_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 80 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • BELATTI — primary (person)
  • COCHRAN — primary (person)
  • GANADEN — primary (person)
  • KAPELA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • LAMOSAO — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
  • MIYAKE — primary (person)
  • NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TARNAS — primary (person)
  • Amato — cosponsor (person)
  • Kobayashi — cosponsor (person)
  • Morikawa — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-05-03 Act 012, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). became-law
  • 2024-05-03 Act 012, on 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). became-law
  • 2024-04-18 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 764). receipt
  • 2024-04-17 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2024-04-17 Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garcia, Kila, Nakashima excused (3). passage
  • 2024-04-17 House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
  • 2024-04-17 Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 758). receipt
  • 2024-04-16 Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
  • 2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
  • 2024-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2024-04-09 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 503) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2024-04-09 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2024-04-05 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24.
  • 2024-04-05 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3661) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2024-04-02 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-27 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-03-22 Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2024-03-19 The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-14 The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-24 3:00PM; CR 225. deferral
  • 2024-03-11 The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-24 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-03-07 Referred to GVO, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2024-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 191). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2024-02-29 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) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9).
  • 2024-02-29 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2024-02-23 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Souza. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-23-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-01-24 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2024-01-17 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2024-01-16 Prefiled.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2381da94-8ccd-4cb7-a58c-f3af2f445bd0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).