Relating To Towing.
Last status update Jan 23, 2025
What this measure contains
Requires towing truck operators to obtain a towing license. Establishes the Towing Authority within the Department of Transportation to issue towing licenses and regulate towing operations. Prohibits the act of vehicle mobilization without a valid towing license. Prohibits the counties from enacting ordinances that provide less consumer protections than state law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 21, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 13, 2025
Related measures
- SB1272— Carry Over
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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
- SD1by TCA
Companion measure: SB1272. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | CPN Introduced | TCA Introduced | Change along the path |
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| Brenton AwaSD-023 | No | ||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | ||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | ||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | ||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Excused | ||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | ||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | ||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | ||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | ||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye* |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Pending Introduction.
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Introduced and passed First Reading.
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Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC/WAM.
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The committee(s) on TCA/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
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Reported from TCA/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.