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Hawaii House advances dozens of measures on consent calendar; members record handful of no votes
Summary
The Hawaii House of Representatives approved a broad slate of committee reports and moved numerous house bills to third reading by consent, while members registered a small number of recorded no votes on specific measures.
The Hawaii House of Representatives convened with 47 members present and proceeded to approve multiple standing committee reports and to place a large group of house bills on the consent calendar for third reading.
Members first moved to dispense with reading of the journal for the 11th through 14th days; the motion carried. The House then took up a motion to have senate bills on the clerk's desk pass first reading by title; that motion carried. Later, the House voted to suspend the rules and set certain house bills for third reading by the consent calendar. The motion to adopt standing committee report numbers 830 through 900 and to have the accompanying house bills pass third reading was carried by voice vote, and the clerk announced that the listed house bills passed third reading.
Why it matters: the consent calendar is used to expedite approval of bills that sponsors and committees regard as noncontroversial or to move many measures through the chamber at once. The procedural steps taken on this day cleared a large number of bills for final action or further consideration.
Key procedural actions and recorded votes included announcements by Representative Morikawa that “all majority members vote aye” on the measures before the House except for identified no votes on specific measures, and a subsequent announcement from Representative Garcia that “all minority members vote aye” with identified exceptions. Representative Iwamoto later corrected one recorded no vote, saying the no vote recorded for HB 1020 had been intended for HB 1098 and asking for the record to be corrected.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to dispense with reading of the journal for days 11–14 — carried. - Motion to pass senate bills on the clerk’s desk first reading by title — carried. - Motion to suspend the rules and set certain house bills for third reading by consent calendar — carried. - Motion to adopt standing committee reports 830–900 and pass the accompanying house bills on third reading — carried; the clerk announced the house bills listed on page 25 (including HB 132, HB 145, HB 622) passed third reading.
Noted recorded exceptions (as announced to the House)
- Majority-side announced exceptions included no votes recorded on HB 344 (HD1) and HB 1051 (HD1) among others. - Minority-side announced exceptions included no votes recorded on several measures (examples cited by the clerk include HB 242 (HD1), HB 344 (HD1), HB 1020 (HD1), HB 1307 (HD2), and HB 1069 (HD1)); the clerk read lists of members who recorded “no” on specified items.
Other business and closing
The House received several introductions of visiting students and staff from schools and organizations in the gallery. Representative Capella announced an upcoming Legislative Art Day and an Art at the Capitol event on April 11.
The House adjourned to reconvene at noon the following day.
