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HI SB 2851

enacted

RELATING TO DEAF INDIVIDUALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2851 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2851 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-15): Act 261, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364).

What is HI SB 2851 about?

Authorizes deaf motor vehicle owners to register their vehicle as being owned by a deaf individual so that a deafness designation appears when a law enforcement officer accesses the motor vehicle's information. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2851?

SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2851, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Authorizes deaf motor vehicle owners to register their vehicle as being owned by a deaf individual so that a deafness designation appears when a law enforcement officer accesses the motor vehicle's information. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-15 — Act 261, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-15

    Act 261, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-15

    Act 261, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 13-26).

  10. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 13-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  13. 2026-04-24

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, McKelvey, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-04-24

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  17. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  19. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 707).

    introduction,receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  22. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  24. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  25. 2026-04-08

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1825-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-08

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  27. 2026-03-31

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-24

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1334-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  30. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  31. 2026-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-19-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  34. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  36. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 309) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2992) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  39. 2026-03-03

    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.

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  40. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-02-13

    Reported from TRS/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2261) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  42. 2026-02-13

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  45. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on TRS/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  46. 2026-01-30

    Referred to TRS/HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  47. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  48. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • DeCorte: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kitagawa: not voting

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kila: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Muraoka: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Inouye: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-01 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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