HB 322 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Summary

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. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB322_HD1 → HB322_HD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

HB 322 was amended to update administrative codes, change the bill's designation from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2, and adjust effective dates and reference numbers. The most significant substantive addition requires all applicants for motorcycle instruction permits to successfully complete an approved basic motorcycle rider course before receiving the permit. The bill also clarifies that motorcycles used for training on state-certified ranges are exempt from the general rule requiring a temporary instruction permit.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to mandate a specific rider course for motorcycle instruction permit applicants, whereas previously no such course requirement was explicitly stated in this section.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement that applicants must complete an approved basic motorcycle rider course to receive a motorcycle instruction permit.

Clarified that motorcycles used for training on enclosed state-certified ranges are exempt from the requirement to hold a valid temporary instruction permit.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill's designation from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and adjusted associated dates and reference numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to GVO, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors