HB 2022 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

HB 2022 requires county annual vehicle registration fees to match the state annual fee amount. This directly affects vehicle owners in counties that previously charged different rates for registration. The bill clarifies that county fees must equal the state fee, without changing the fee level or creating new taxes. It is a procedural alignment measure pending committee review.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2022_HD1 → HB2022_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to restrict its application to only counties with a population of 500,000 or more. Previously, these vehicle fee and tax rules applied to all counties in the state. The amendment also updated the reporting deadline for affected counties to 20 days before the start of each legislative session.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all counties to applying only to large counties (population of 500,000 or more).

SCOPE

Added a population threshold of 500,000 to limit the application of vehicle registration fee caps and weight tax limits to only large counties.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the annual reporting deadline for affected counties to occur no later than 20 days prior to the convening of each regular legislative session.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'alternative fuel vehicle' to include a hyphen in the reference to section 249-36(g).

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 653) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from EIG/TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:01PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EIG/TRS, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 178).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 542-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 17, 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, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors