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SB2009HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Motor Vehicles.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Part I: Establishes requirements for transferors and transferees of used motor vehicles. Requires new number plates and tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals. Requires each county Director of Finance to notify all applicable state and local agencies upon receipt of official notification of a vehicle transfer from a transferor. Requires each county Director of Finance to establish a centralized notification system for applicable agencies for every vehicle transfer by 7/1/2028. Part II: Imposes a restriction on a person's ability to obtain or renew a driver's license or to register, renew the registration of, or transfer or receive title to a motor vehicle, as a consequence of unpaid monetary obligations, under certain circumstances. Repeals provisions that would have allowed any person prevented from obtaining or renewing a driver's license or motor vehicle registration solely due to failure to pay any monetary assessment to petition the court for a driver's license or motor vehicle clearance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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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. SD1by TRS
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by TRN

Decision stages

  1. Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  4. House TRN committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2009
MemberTRS
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020No
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003ExcusedAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedAye
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
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 SB2009
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042No
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
40 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041Aye
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022Aye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRS, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

  6. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2143) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2782) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 148) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and Excused: none.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1233-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).

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