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2. RECORD OF MEASURES INTRODUCED, ENACTED AND VETOED
HAWAII LEGISLATURE 1959-1996
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MEASURES INTRODUCED ENACTMENTS VETOES
Bills Total Total Over-
SESSION House Senate Both Houses Acts Regular ridden
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1959 (1st Spec.)a 180 107 287 30 1 0
1959 (2nd Spec.) 1 0 1 1 0 0
1960 (Budget)b 656 251 907 26c 2 0
1960 (Spec.) 21 14 35 12 0 0
1961 1489 1132 2621 195 4 0
1962 (Budget) 725 114 839 32 0 0
1963 1451 1225 2676 207 3 0
1964 (Budget) 588 365 953 64 3 0
1964 (Spec.) 9 34 43 1 0 0
1965 1370 1072 2442 281 9 0
1966 (Budget) 548 356 904 50 0 0
1967 1014 1148 2162 307 17 0
1968 (Budget) 502 460 962 75 4 0
1969 1259 1129 2388 281 10 0
1970d 903 873 1776 214e 7 0
1971 1635 1315 2950 215 10 0
1972 985 791 1776 205e 12 0
1973 2043 1390 3433 220 12 0
1974 1054 840 1894 255e 14 0
1974 (Spec.)f -- -- -- 1 -- --
1974 (2nd Spec.)g -- -- -- -- -- --
1975 1990 1733 3723 199 7 0
1976 1468 1285 2753 242 9 0
1977 1765 1532 3297 212 15 0
1977 (Spec.)h 16 5 21 21 0 0
1978 1339 1092 2431 248d 9 0
1979 1759 1825 3584 230 14 0
1980 1295 1321 2616 309e 6 0
1981 1942 2131 4073 243 33 0
1981 (Spec.) 20 4 24 22 0 0
1982 1273 863 2136 308e 0 0
1982 (Spec.)i -- -- -- -- -- --
1983 1628 1491 3119 301 10 0
1983 (Spec.)i -- -- -- -- -- --
1984 987 760 1747 291e 17 0
1984 (1st Spec.)j 1 1 2 1 0 0
1985 1660 1487 3147 306 24 0
1986 1199 1040 2239 348e 19 0
1986 (Spec.)k 9 3 12 2 0 0
1987 1937 1779 3716 384 34 0
1988 1660 1425 3085 404e 28 0
1988 (Spec.)f 1 1 2 2 0 0
1989 1923 2047 3970 397 35 0
1990 1459 1425 2884 349e 31 0
1991 2232 2147 4379 335l 31 0
1991 (Spec.)m 0 1 1 1 0 0
1992 1684 1287 2971 323n 37 0
1993 2158 1928 4086 365 18 0
1993 (Spec.)o 10 5 15 8 0 0
1994 1592 1330 2922 283p 16 0
1995 2354 1951 4305 243q 83 0
1995 (Spec.)r 22 15 37 34 1 0
1995 (Spec.)i 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 1793 1271 3064 315s 27 0
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Note: Unless otherwise indicated all figures appearing in this report
are based upon the official Journals of the House and Senate or
on the collections of vetoed bills which can be examined at the
State Archives. Joint Resolutions in chart 1 had the force and
effect of law before statehood; however, they are no longer used
under Article III, section 14, of the Constitution of the State
of Hawaii. Pocket vetoes in chart 1 are not used under the
Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
a. First state legislature.
b. Budget sessions in even-numbered years.
c. Of which 15 were urgency measures.
d. Budget sessions were eliminated in the revised Constitution;
since 1969 the Legislature has met in annual regular
sessions.
e. Includes carried-over bills from the previous (odd-numbered
year) session.
f. Legislature met to consider bills vetoed by the Governor and
to amend the measures to meet the objections of the Governor.
g. Senate convened by Governor to consider appointments of
public officers.
h. Legislature convened to consider the general appropriations
bill and other legislative matters.
i. Senate convened itself to carry out responsibility
established by Article VI, section 3, of the Constitution
relating to the appointment of justices and judges.
j. Legislature convened specifically to enact a new liquor tax
law.
k. Legislature convened specifically to consider legislation
regarding tort reform and the general fund expenditure
ceiling.
l. Act total includes HB139 (contains vetoed item).
m. Special session was convened to pass administrative
revocation license bill.
n. Act total includes SB3278 (contains vetoed item).
o. Special session was convened to pass convention center,
procurement, collective bargaining, and no-fault insurance
legislation.
p. Act total includes HB2692 and HB3657 which also contain
constitutional amendments.
q. Act total includes HB1220 (contains vetoed item).
r. Convened to pass legislation that violated Article VII,
section 9, of the Hawaii Constitution (bills not transmitted
to the governor in the appropriate order) and to pass the
nursing facility tax legislation.
s. Act total includes HB2800 (contains vetoed item).
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