RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Establishes requirements for number plates issued for zero-emission, hybrid, and gasoline-powered vehicles beginning 1/1/2025. Requires the continued use of the rainbow number plate design for hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles. Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt or amend its administrative rules to authorize the use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by zero-emission vehicles and repeal on 1/1/2035 any provision authorizing the use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by zero-emission vehicles and electric vehicles.

Voted 12/11/2023

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·1 nay

Jarrett Keohokalole
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Angus McKelvey
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Carol Fukunaga
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Glenn Wakai
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Brandon Elefante
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Lorraine Inouye
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Chris Lee
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Brenton Awa
State Senator · Republican · HI
Nay

Docket history

Action history

12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2/14/2023Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2/14/2023Reported from TCA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2/8/2023The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2/8/2023The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2/3/2023The committee(s) on TCA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
1/27/2023Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM.
1/23/2023Passed First Reading.
1/20/2023Introduced.