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HB1510HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To License Plates.

Last status update May 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with any cover or shield installed over the license plate. Amends the penalty for obstruction of a license plate. Allows state or county parking enforcement officers and persons authorized by a state or county law enforcement agency to issue citations for vehicles with a cover or shield obstructing the license plate. Repeals the requirement that a cover or shield be intended to alter or interfere with the visibility, legibility, or identification of a license plate by law enforcement or traffic enforcement systems. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD1)

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Bill text and versions

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by TRN
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by TRS

Decision stages

  1. House TRN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. Transportation (TRS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  8. House final reading on SD1: Passed

    48 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1510
MemberTRS
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD1)
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1510
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Final reading
SD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (SD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye*Aye*NoAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (SD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeExcused
Tina GrandinettiHD-020ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
32 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Final reading
SD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 438-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1171-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 232).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to TRS, JDC.

  16. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  18. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  19. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3111) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  23. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3655) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  24. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  25. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  26. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 520) in amended form (SD 1).

  27. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  28. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  29. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26.

  30. Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 814).

  31. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  32. Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).

  33. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

  34. Transmitted to Governor.

  35. Act 012, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112).

  36. Act 012, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112).

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