HI HB 322
died on adjournmentRELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- TODDprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-19
The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-17
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12
Referred to GVO, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-26
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-14
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-14
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-13
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-01-30
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:35AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Amato: yes
- Chun: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: no
- Garcia: no
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-13 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Garcia: no
- Cochran: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-26 · pass · 14-2
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: no
- Gedeon: no
Related bills
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