RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
Summary
Requires proper head lamp specifications for vehicle safety inspections. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its administrative rules to allow motor vehicle owners whose motor vehicle registration and safety inspection are both expired to obtain a motor vehicle safety inspection without evidence of a motor vehicle's registration before registering the motor vehicle. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
17
Committee
17
Amendments
3
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).
lower
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 14).
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 14) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Nakashima, Evslin, Hussey-Burdick, Kila, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 11:15AM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 750) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-06-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1403) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-23 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-21-23 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to TCA, CPN.
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 57).
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Onishi.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 276) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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