Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2132
RELATING TO VOTING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- COCHRAN (Republican)
- GEDEON (Republican)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- HASHEM (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- SHIMIZU (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes state agencies to implement automatic voter registration if designated by the Office of Elections. Requires eligible applicants for instruction permits, provisional licenses, driver's licenses, and identification cards to be automatically registered or preregistered to vote unless the applicant opts out. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds, Hartsfield; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 221-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.