HB 2566 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

HB 2566 authorizes the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to issue special license plates to its members. The bill directly affects CAP members by allowing them to display these distinctive plates on their vehicles. Key provisions include the official authorization for the state to produce and issue these special plates, which would identify vehicles associated with the Civil Air Patrol. The bill is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 3000, though this date appears to be an error.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2566 → HB2566_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update the bill title and description, refine the legislative findings regarding the Civil Air Patrol's role, and significantly alter the effective date of the law. The most critical change is the shift in the effective date from 'upon approval' to a fixed future date of July 1, 3000, which prevents the special license plates from becoming active immediately upon signing.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly refined by changing references from 'special license plates' to 'special number plates' to align with specific statutory language, but the core purpose remains unchanged.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', delaying the implementation of the special plates by many years.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and description were updated to include 'Special Number Plates' and clarify the effective date in the summary text.

DEFINITION

The text was updated to refer to the plates as 'special number plates' instead of 'special license plates' to match the statutory definition.

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

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 533-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 39-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors