Relating To Vehicle Titles.
Last status update Jan 21, 2025
What this measure contains
Clarifies that proof that a transferor has filed required notice forms serves as a complete defense to any action brought against the transferor for an act or omission, civil or criminal, arising out of the use, operation, or abandonment of the vehicle by another person. Requires, by July 1, 2026, the courts to create new forms permitting transferors to respond to actions arising out of the use, operation, or abandonment of transferred vehicles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 17, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 4, 2025
Related measures
- SB820— Same As
- HB532— Carry Over
Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.
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.
- Introduced
- HD1by TRN
Companion measures: SB820, HB532. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House TRN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
49 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
House members along the path
| Member | TRN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
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| Elle CochranHD-014 | Excused | Excused | |
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | |
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | |
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | |
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | |
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | |
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | |
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | |
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | |
| Gene WardHD-018 | Excused |
41 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | TRN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | ||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | ||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | ||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | ||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | ||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | ||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | ||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | ||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | ||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | ||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | ||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | ||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | ||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | ||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | ||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | ||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | ||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | ||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | ||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | ||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | ||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | ||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | ||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | ||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | ||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye |
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
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 2
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Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
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Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 164) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.