SB 1557

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 27, 2025.

Constitutional Amendment; Citizens' Assembly.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1557
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee JDC, WAM
Senate in_committee 2025-01-27
Elections / Voting Government Operations
Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide for a citizens' assembly and to authorize the citizens' assembly to propose to the Legislature constitutional and statutory revisions or amendments to the laws governing elections, political campaigns, campaign finance, ethics, referendum, reapportionment, legislative process, and public access to information.

Sponsor
Jr., Les Ihara
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-01-27 Status in_committee
2025-01-27 Latest Action Referred to JDC, WAM.
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