Bills

HB 1716: ELECTIONS; POLITICAL PARTIES; QUALIFICATION; BALLOT PLACEMENT

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-04

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-05: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes a process by which any political party continuously listed on the general election ballot for eight or more years shall be deemed continuously qualified for ballot placement.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs4MIN
Mar 3, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1MIN
Feb 26, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs8MIN
Feb 19, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

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