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Hawaii Constitutional Right to Contraception Amendment (2026)
| Hawaii Constitutional Right to Contraception Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Healthcare and Constitutional rights | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Hawaii Constitutional Right to Contraception Amendment may appear on the ballot in Hawaii as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The ballot measure would provide in the state constitution that "no law shall be enacted, nor any state action taken, that denies or interferes with a person's right to obtain contraceptives or voluntarily engage in contraception."[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Hawaii
- See also: Types of ballot measures in Hawaii
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session or a simple majority vote in two successive legislative sessions for the Hawaii State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 35 votes in the Hawaii House of Representatives and 17 votes in the Hawaii State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Senate Bill 350
The following is the timeline of the resolution in the state legislature:[1]
- January 15, 2025: The amendment was introduced into the state Legislature.
- March 4, 2025: The Senate voted 21 to 4 to pass the constitutional amendment.
| Vote in the Hawaii State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote in each chamber; or a simple majority vote in each chamber in two sessions | |||
Number of yes votes required: 17  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| Total percent | 84% | 16% | 0% |
| Democrat | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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