HB 531 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

HB 531 authorizes the Hawaii Department of Motor Vehicles to issue special license plates recognizing the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. This bill directly affects drivers who choose to purchase these specialty plates, which would display the center's name. The key provision is creating a new plate design for public recognition, with no additional fees or requirements beyond standard plate issuance. The bill is procedural and does not change existing laws or impose new obligations. It is scheduled for committee review in February 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB531_HD1 → HB531_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill introduces special license plates for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, allowing registered vehicle owners to display recognition plates. The version changed from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1 includes formatting updates and metadata additions while maintaining the same core provisions for plate issuance, design requirements, fees, and revenue allocation.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content remains identical with only formatting and metadata differences between versions.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, version identifiers, timestamps, and template revision information.

Changed page numbering and header formatting from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1 standards.

Included additional metadata fields such as author name, timestamps, and document identifiers.

POLICY

All substantive policy provisions regarding plate issuance, design requirements, fees, and revenue allocation remain identical between versions.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1334) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 608), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 183) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to CAA, HED, FIN, referral sheet 7

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors