---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TAXATION."
description: "Increases the amount of the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $5. Repeals the additional surcharge tax for lessees who do not possess a valid Hawaii driver's license. Repeals the requirement that $2 of the additional surcharge be deposited into the county subaccount in the state highway fund. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 162"
citation: "Hawaii SB 162 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rental Motor Vehicle Surcharge Tax", "Increase", "State Highway Fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31ae48d1-1af1-48f3-8f23-77ae0c881675"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=162&year=2019"
source_hash: "6fe3635f898d5b58bf6198b6c0d2437b513011f213c5277da5f1a29dd1248b96"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 162 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the amount of the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $5. Repeals the additional surcharge tax for lessees who do not possess a valid Hawaii driver's license. Repeals the requirement that $2 of the additional surcharge be deposited into the county subaccount in the state highway fund. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_.HTM)
2. **SB162_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB162_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB162_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB162_HD3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_HD3_.HTM)
6. **SB162_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_SD1_.HTM)
7. **SB162_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB162_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to LCA/HMS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Re-Referred to HMS, WAM.
- **2019-02-06** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-19 3:15PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-02-11** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Ihara, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 353) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-01-19 10:15AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-03-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1190) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 59) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 03-13-19 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2019-03-13** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Woodson, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1346) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2019-03-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Nakamura, Quinlan, Takumi excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-19-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-03-19** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1599) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-22** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Matsumoto, McKelvey, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
- **2019-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-19 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-03-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2161) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 727). `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Takumi, Cullen Co-Chairs; Hashimoto, Yamashita, McDermott.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 920).
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-19 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:25AM in conference room 225.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 10:25AM in conference room 225.
- **2019-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Takumi, Cullen, Hashimoto, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 175).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 175) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto, Say, Ward voting no (3) and none excused (0).
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** Act 174, on 07/01/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-03** Act 174, 07/01/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31ae48d1-1af1-48f3-8f23-77ae0c881675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).