Chris Lee
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 25
Primary
Makes an application for voter registration part of all state identification card and driver's license applications. Requires qualified applicants to choose to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of qualified applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, department of transportation, election personnel, and online voter registration system. (CD1)
Act 126, 06/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
Act 126, on 06/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
Enrolled to Governor.
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 634).
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 858).
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) LoPresti excused (1).
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-27-21.
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 94) as amended in (CD 1).
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 94).
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Cullen, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-21 3:00PM; CR 325.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-21 3:10PM; CR 325.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 559).
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-21 2:15PM; CR 325.
House Conferees Appointed: Nakashima, Cullen Co-Chairs; Ward.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 792).
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Lee, Fevella.
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 447).
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 788).
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1793), recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-01-21 1:30PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-18-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22
Pass First Reading
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 159) in amended form (SD 1).
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
48 Hrs. Notice 03-09-21.
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 752) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-23-21 9:40AM; Via Videoconference.
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-21 9:30AM; Via Videoconference.
Introduced.
Passed First Reading.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB159_SD1 | PDF HTML |
| SB159_HD1 | PDF HTML |
| SB159_CD1 | PDF HTML |
| SB159 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Testimony SB159_TESTIMONY_JDC_02-19-21_ | |
| Committee Report SB159_CD1_CCR94_ | PDF HTML |
| Committee Report SB159_HD1_HSCR1793_ | PDF HTML |
| Committee Report SB159_HD1_HSCR1471_ | PDF HTML |
| Committee Report SB159_SD1_SSCR752_ | PDF HTML |
| Testimony SB159_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_04-01-21_ | |
| Testimony SB159_SD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_03-18-21_ |
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