Governor Signs More than 320 Legislative Bills into Law

Governor Neil Abercrombie signed more than 320 bills into law from the 2012 Legislative Session.  During the 2012 Session the Legislature passed 345 bills, of which 329 are now law.  Governor Abercrombie signed 323 measures into law and vetoed 14. A total of 6 measures became law without the Governor’s signature.

Below are statistics of measures from the Hawaii State Legislature’s 2012 Regular Session.

Hawaii State Legislature Regular Session of 2012 Legislative Statistics

Introduced  Passed Acts Vetoes
House bills 1,219 179 172 6
Senate bills 1,072 166 157 8
Total 2,291 345 329 14

*Act total includes measures which became law without the Governor’s signature.

**Passed total includes HB 2594 HD2 SD1 CD1 & SB 650 HD1 which propose to amend the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

Resolutions Introduced  Adopted
House Concurrent Resolutions 229 39
House Resolutions 200 91
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 176 34
Senate Resolutions 108 51
Total  713 215

Tuesday marked the 45th Day after adjournment and was the last day for the Governor to veto bills from his intent to veto list. Any bills not signed or vetoed by July 10, 2012 became law without the Governor’s signature.