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Hawaii 2026

HB 1691

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Electronic Signature, Indemnification, Salvaged Motor Vehicles, Supporting Documents, Transfer
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Authorizes supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a motor vehicle to an insurance company after payment of damages from the result of a total loss insurance settlement to be signed electronically. Requires insurance companies to indemnify and hold harmless the Director of Finance for any claims resulting from the issuance of motor vehicle titles utilizing documents signed electronically without a notary. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3279) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

  2. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  3. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 264).

    introduction, receipt

  6. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  7. Referred to TRS, CPN/JDC.

    referral-committee

  8. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  9. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  11. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 433-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  14. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  15. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  18. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  19. Prefiled.

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