KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Hawaii

SB2728 • 2026

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Budget Elections
Active

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

Sponsor
RHOADS, CHANG, Elefante, Ihara
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 S

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

  2. 2026-02-13 S

    The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

  3. 2026-02-09 S

    The committee(s) on JDC/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to JDC/EIG, WAM.

  5. 2026-01-26 S

    Passed First Reading.

  6. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
SB2728

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2728

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:

����
SECTION
1.
�
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.

����
The sum shall
be allocated as follows:

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

����
(2)
�
$
to the county of Hawaii;

����
(3)
�
$
to the county of Kauai; and

����
(4)
�
$
to the county of Maui.

����
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.

����
SECTION
2.
�
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
.

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

����
SECTION
3.
�
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.

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

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

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Elections;
Appropriations

Description:

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.

The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.