Rooted in Hawaiʻi. Built for participation.
govotency.
← All legislation
HB2217HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Identification.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Allows applicants for driver's permit, driver's license, or civil identification cards to request a disability notation on their permit, license, or identification card. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish public outreach efforts and coordinate with state and county law enforcement agencies regarding the disability notation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Source summary of the imported measure. Amendments can change the wording; read a specific version for its complete provisions.

Read the latest imported text

Read the full bill at its source ↗
Source: legiscan· Loaded Oct 30, 2026· Snapshot export date not suppliedOriginal record ↗

Bill text and versions

Drafts can change as a measure moves through the Legislature. Check the version attached to a recorded vote.

Related measures

  • SB2305— Same As

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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

Companion measure: SB2305. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    7 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

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

    4 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    45 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 4 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2217
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*AyeAye*AyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
30 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 ↗

Your district, this measure

Your lawmakers and participating residents.

Match an address to see your state lawmakers' recorded votes on this bill. This address is used for matching and is not saved with a pilot response.

Enter your street number and street name, plus your city or ZIP code. Hawaiʻi is supported first.

No special formatting needed. Example: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Your search address isn’t saved to your account. Privacy details

Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 664-26) 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 Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  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, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1170-26) 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) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 381).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to TRS/HHS, JDC.

Bill sponsors