RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Budget Elections

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: SOUZA, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GARCIA, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, ILAGAN, MATSUMOTO, MURAOKA, OLDS, PERRUSO, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU
Last action: 2026-01-28
Official status: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amounts for each county are not provided in the official bill text.

Money for Voting Centers and Voter Guides

This bill provides funding to counties in Hawaii for additional voter service centers, funds the printing and mailing of digital voter information guides to all registered voters, and supports a public outreach campaign to encourage voting.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates money to each county in Hawaii to open more voter service centers for in-person voting on election day.
Funds the Office of Elections to print and mail digital voter information guides to all registered voters.
Supports a public outreach campaign by the Office of Elections to encourage greater voter participation.

Who It Names or Affects

All registered voters in Hawaii who will receive voter information guides.
People living in Hawaii counties where additional voter service centers will be opened for in-person voting.

Terms To Know

Voter Service Centers: Places set up by the government to help people vote in person on election day.
Digital Voter Information Guide: A guide sent to voters with information about how and where to vote, candidates running for office, and other important details.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact amount of money given to each county is not specified in the bill.
It's unclear how many additional voter service centers will be opened as a result of this funding.

Bill History

2026-01-28 H
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Elections; Appropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to: (1) the counties for more voter service centers for in-person voting; (2) the Office of Elections to print and mail the digital voter information guide to all registered voters; and (3) the Office of Elections to support a public outreach and engagement campaign to encourage greater voter participation.

Current Bill Text

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HB2126

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2126

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to elections
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the counties to open
additional voter service centers for in-person voting on election day.

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The sum shall
be allocated as follows:

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(1)
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$
to the city and county of Honolulu;

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(2)
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$
to the county of Hawaii;

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(3)
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$
to the county of Kauai; and

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(4)
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$
to the county of Maui.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the city and county of Honolulu, county of
Hawaii, county of Kauai, and county of Maui, as applicable, for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION
2.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the office of
elections to
print and mail
the digital voter information guide, as identified in section 11-122, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, to all registered voters
.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the office of elections for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the office of
elections to support a public outreach and engagement campaign to encourage
greater voter participation.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the office of elections for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Elections;
Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates
funds to:
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(1) the counties for more
voter service centers for in-person voting; (2) the Office of Elections to print
and mail the digital voter information guide to all registered voters; and (3)
the Office of Elections to support a public outreach and engagement campaign to
encourage greater voter participation.

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