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HI HB 322

died on adjournment

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 322 pass?

No. HI HB 322 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 (2026-03-19): The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

What is HI HB 322 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. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 322?

TODD, KAPELA, BELATTI and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 322.

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
Latest action
2026-03-19 — The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TODDprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  3. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).

    introduction,receipt

  4. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  5. 2026-03-12

    Referred to GVO, JDC.

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. 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

  8. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  9. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  10. 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

  11. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  13. 2025-02-14

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746), recommending referral to FIN.

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 2025-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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.

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 2025-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:35AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=322&year=2026

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