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HI HB 2132

died on adjournment

RELATING TO VOTING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2132 pass?

No. HI HB 2132 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-19): The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

What is HI HB 2132 about?

Authorizes state agencies to implement automatic voter registration if designated by the Office of Elections. Requires eligible applicants for instruction permits, provisional licenses, driver's licenses, and identification cards to be automatically registered or preregistered to vote unless the applicant opts out. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2132?

BELATTI, COCHRAN, GEDEON and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2132.

Description

Authorizes state agencies to implement automatic voter registration if designated by the Office of Elections. Requires eligible applicants for instruction permits, provisional licenses, driver's licenses, and identification cards to be automatically registered or preregistered to vote unless the applicant opts out. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-02-19 — The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • BELATTIprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  3. 2026-02-12

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 221-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 2026-02-12

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0).

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  5. 2026-02-10

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds, Hartsfield; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.

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  6. 2026-02-05

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  9. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Garcia: no

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