RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Summary
Prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly manufacturing, importing, installing, reinstalling, distributing, selling, or offering for sale any counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional airbag, or airbag that does not meet federal safety requirements with the intent that such device replace an airbag in any motor vehicle. Prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly selling, offering for sale, installing, or reinstalling in a motor vehicle any device that causes the motor vehicle's diagnostic systems to fail to warn that the motor vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional airbag or that no airbag is installed, as applicable. (HB253 HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Dec 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to TRS/CPH, JDC.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 358).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 371) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Matayoshi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to TRN, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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