SCR 184 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING EACH COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST OUT-OF-STATE VEHICLES OPERATING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY REGISTERED IN THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY.

SCR 184 is a non-binding resolution requesting each county police department to increase enforcement against out-of-state vehicles operating on Hawaii roads without proper county registration. It directly affects county police departments by asking them to prioritize targeting vehicles that avoid Hawaii's registration requirements, which the resolution states creates unfair costs for road maintenance and potential safety risks. The resolution cites declining permit issuance in Honolulu as context but does not create new law or penalties.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 751).
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Todd excused (2).
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2122), recommending adoption.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem, Garcia.
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Matayoshi excused (3).
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2055), recommending referral to JHA.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 28
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 441).
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from EIG/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1411) with recommendation of adoption.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EIG/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to EIG/PSM.
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Offered.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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