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SR 194

RETURNING ALL BILLS, CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS, AND RESOLUTIONS TO THE CLERK'S DESK.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dru Kanuha

Returns all unreported, standing-committee-referred bills and resolutions to the Clerk’s Desk, formalizing their reset and affecting scheduling and reactivation.

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Bill Summary · SR 194

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill, SR 194 of Hawaii's 2026 Regular Session, directs that all Senate and House Bills, all Senate and House Concurrent Resolutions, and all Senate Resolutions that have been referred to standing committees but remain unreported be returned to the Clerk’s Desk.

Key Provisions

  • Mandatory Action: Any legislative measure (bills, concurrent resolutions, and resolutions) that has been referred to a standing committee and has not been reported out of that committee must be sent back to the Clerk’s Desk.
  • Scope: Applies to both Senate and House measures within the Hawaii Legislature.
  • Status Indication: The resolution explicitly codifies the procedure of returning unreported items to the Clerk’s Desk, signaling a formal reset or reconsideration point for such measures.

Who/What Would Be Affected

  • Legislative Measures: All unreported, standing-committee-referred bills and resolutions (including concurrent resolutions) in both chambers.
  • Legislative Staff: Clerk’s Office would be the recipient of the returned measures, triggering any further administrative or procedural steps consistent with that return.
  • Lawmakers: Senators and Representatives whose measures are in limbo due to non-reporting would be affected by the formal return to Clerk’s Desk, potentially influencing scheduling, amendments, or reintroduction.

Procedural and Timeline Considerations

  • Procedural Change: Establishes a clear rule to send unreported measures back to the Clerk’s Desk, effectively halting their progression in the current session unless further action is taken.
  • Potential Implications:
    • Measures that are returned may be subject to reconsideration, reintroduction, or abandonment unless reactivated by the sponsor or committee.
    • It may impact legislative time management and workflow by eliminating ambiguity about the status of unreported measures.
  • Sponsorship: Co-sponsored by Dru Kanuha.
  • Action History: The resolution was offered and adopted on May 8, 2026, indicating Senate approval of this procedural directive.

Summary

SR 194 codifies a procedural step to return all unreported, standing-committee-referred measures (bills, concurrent resolutions, and resolutions) to the Clerk’s Desk in Hawaii’s 2026 legislative session. The effect is to formalize the status of such measures and potentially reset their consideration, impacting sponsors, committees, and legislative scheduling. The resolution is a simple, non-fiscal, housekeeping rule intended to streamline or reset the legislative process for measures that have not advanced out of committee.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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