Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2239
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- CHANG (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license to be automatically registered to vote unless the person affirmatively declines, subject to certain conditions. Requires the name and address of a person who applies for an identification card or driver's license and is registered to vote to be automatically updated on the person's voter registration record unless the person affirmatively declines. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 Senate | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Referred to GVO, JDC. - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to JDC. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2881) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 194) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1555-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Alcos, Gedeon; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2079-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Deferred one day 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Olds, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (10) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 636). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Perruso Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Awa. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325. - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 130-26). - May 1, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. - May 1, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 130-26) as amended in (CD 1). - May 1, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). - May 6, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (11) and none excused (0). - May 6, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled to Governor. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Act 067, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). - May 29, 2026 · House
Act 067, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).