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SR99Introduced in the Senate

Urging The Department Of Education To Provide Information To Students On How To Preregister To Vote Before Reaching Voting Age.

Passed

Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

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Official description

Urging The Department Of Education To Provide Information To Students On How To Preregister To Vote Before Reaching Voting Age.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · April 7, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Absent

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to EDU/JDC.

  3. The committee(s) on EDU/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  5. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, DeCorte.

  6. Reported from EDU/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3559) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  7. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

  9. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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