2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB1557: Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii 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.
Legislative 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.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to JDC, WAM.
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Les Ihara
Democrat