Bill Commons

HI SB 2239

enacted

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2239 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2239 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Act 067, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).

What is HI SB 2239 about?

Requires a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license to be automatically registered to vote unless the person affirmatively declines, subject to certain conditions. Requires the name and address of a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license and is registered to vote to be automatically updated on the person's voter registration record unless the person affirmatively declines. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2239?

CHANG is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2239.

Description

Requires a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license to be automatically registered to vote unless the person affirmatively declines, subject to certain conditions. Requires the name and address of a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license and is registered to vote to be automatically updated on the person's voter registration record unless the person affirmatively declines. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-29 — Act 067, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHANGprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Act 067, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-29

    Act 067, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (11) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 130-26).

  9. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 130-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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  14. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  16. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

  17. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Awa.

  19. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Perruso Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.

  21. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 636).

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  23. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  24. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Olds, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (10) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2079-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  28. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Alcos, Gedeon; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

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  29. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

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  30. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1555-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  33. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  34. 2026-03-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-03-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 194) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  40. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2881) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  41. 2026-03-06

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  42. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  43. 2026-02-18

    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.

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  44. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  45. 2026-01-30

    Re-Referred to JDC.

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  46. 2026-01-26

    Referred to GVO, JDC.

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  47. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  48. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

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Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: no
    • San Buenaventura: not voting

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-3

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: no
    • Alcos: no
    • Gedeon: no
    • Morikawa: not voting

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

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Garcia: no

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

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-05-06 · pass · 24-1

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