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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO VOTING."
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description: "Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. Repeals the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the return envelope but dies prior to the opening of polls. (SD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2019 Regular Session"
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identifier: "SB 107"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 107 (2019 Regular Session)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections", "Absentee Voting", "Military-overseas Voting", "Validity of Ballot Cast by Voter Who Becomes Ineligible"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["K. RHOADS"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-17"
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last_action: "2019-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4ed042-7669-4305-9048-63b78122d551"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=107&year=2019"
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source_hash: "27a21925c540203e074ef0ce371e492691ebdf5bb1952e8f572e4b648d98a1bf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii SB 107 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO VOTING.
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Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. Repeals the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the return envelope but dies prior to the opening of polls. (SD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB107** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB107_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-17** Introduced. `introduction`
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- **2019-01-17** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-17** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
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- **2019-02-12** 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) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-28** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 776) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
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- **2019-02-28** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
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- **2019-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
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- **2019-03-05** 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`
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- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 47) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
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- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-07** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Monday, 03-11-19 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
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- **2019-03-11** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-18-19.
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- **2019-03-11** Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-18-19 2:00PM in conference room 325.
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- **2019-03-18** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, McKelvey, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-28** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1901), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
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- **2019-03-28** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, C. Lee excused (2).
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- **2019-03-29** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Hashem, Say, Tokioka excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2019-04-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 516). `introduction`
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- **2019-04-01** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-18** Act 010, on 04/17/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-22** Act 010, 04/17/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab4ed042-7669-4305-9048-63b78122d551`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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