Senate files withdrawals of School Facilities Authority nominations, transmits five constitutional amendment bills to governor; adjourns

The Senate filed two governor messages withdrawing nominations to the School Facilities Authority, transmitted notice to the governor that five Senate bills proposing amendments to the Hawaii Constitution had passed third reading, and adjourned until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, the chamber recorded.

The clerk announced that 20 senators were present and five were excused. Senator Chang introduced former proprietors of Uncle Clay's House of Pure Aloha and asked to have their names inserted into the record; the president instructed, “Please submit them to the clerk, and if so ordered.” The clerk then filed the submitted names.

At the dais, the clerk read Governor's Message Nos. 7-19 and 7-20, which the record shows “withdraw nominations to the School Facilities Authority.” The transcript records the clerk's entry of those messages as filed.

On page 2 of the day's business, the clerk read Senate Communication No. 1, which the transcript describes as transmitting notice to the governor that five Senate bills proposing amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution had passed third reading in the Senate; the communication was filed. The clerk said referrals and re-referrals would be made in accordance with supplemental orders of the day that may be filed later.

Senator Wakai moved that the Senate stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow; Senator DeCoite seconded. The president closed debate by saying, “If there are no objections from the members, the senate will stand adjourned until 11:30AM tomorrow,” and the chamber adjourned by unanimous consent.

No roll-call votes on legislation were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The actions recorded in the session were the filing of the two governor messages withdrawing nominations, the filing of the Senate communication transmitting five bills to the governor after third reading, and the unanimous-consent adjournment.