HI SB 398
died on adjournmentRELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL FEES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did HI SB 398 pass?
No. HI SB 398 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI SB 398 about?
Prohibits the charging of a fee for a lessee's spouse by a lessor under certain conditions. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 398?
RHOADS is the primary sponsor of HI SB 398.
Description
Prohibits the charging of a fee for a lessee's spouse by a lessor under certain conditions. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-15
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 263) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
2025-02-04
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21
Referred to TCA, CPN.
referral-committee
2025-01-15
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Pending Introduction.
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-04 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- DeCorte: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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