Legislative record

HB 322STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

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)

Voted 3/19/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

31 yea·5 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/19/2026The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
  2. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  3. 3/12/2026The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  4. 3/12/2026Referred to GVO, JDC.
  5. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  6. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).
  7. 3/10/2026Passed 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.
  8. 3/6/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
  9. 3/6/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  10. 2/26/2026The 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.