HB 1680 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO VEHICLE TRANSFERS.

Summary

Requires each county Director of Finance to notify all applicable state and local agencies upon receipt of official notification of a vehicle transfer from a transferor. Requires each county Director of Finance to establish a centralized notification system to applicable agencies for every vehicle transfer by 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1680 → HB1680_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect House District 1 amendments, primarily changing the effective date of the new vehicle transfer notification laws from immediate approval to July 1, 3000. The text also updated the bill title and author information to match the new version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on vehicle transfers and notification systems, but the applicability of the new requirements is now delayed until the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new vehicle transfer notification requirements was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', effectively delaying enforcement indefinitely.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'HB1680' to 'HB1680 HD1' to reflect the House District 1 version.

Author and document metadata were updated to reflect the new version, including changing the author name and revision numbers.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 434-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Pierick.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors