Summary#
SR-194 is a Hawaii Senate resolution, not a bill that amends state law. It directs certain measures to be returned to the Clerk’s Desk; it states no broader goal. The supplied status says the resolution was adopted.
- The return covers Senate and House bills, Senate and House concurrent resolutions, and Senate resolutions that were referred to standing committees but had not been reported.
- It does not say that those measures are rejected, enacted, or permanently barred from further action.
What it means for you#
- People in Hawaii: The resolution does not directly change your rights, taxes, services, or legal duties. It concerns how the Legislature handles certain measures.
- Legislators and the Clerk’s Desk: The resolution directs the return of the specified unreported measures. It does not state what happens to them afterward.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not explain what happens to a measure after it reaches the Clerk’s Desk, including whether it can be referred again.
- It does not give a deadline or describe any exceptions.
- The text does not define “unreported” or explain how that status is determined.
Case for#
- A possible argument for the resolution is that returning unreported measures to the Clerk’s Desk could provide an orderly way to handle measures still pending in committee.
- The direction applies to several types of measures, so it could help bring those unreported items back to a central point in the Legislature.
Case against#
- The resolution does not explain why all the listed unreported measures should be returned, including measures that may have different circumstances.
- It is unclear whether returning them could delay further consideration or how lawmakers could take them up again.