republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2019-regular-session/sb-411.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."
description: "Exempts marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between marine terminals at Hilo Harbor, Kawaihae Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Nawiliwili Harbor from inspection, registration, and licensing requirements. (SB411 HD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 411"
citation: "Hawaii SB 411 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicle Safety Inspections", "Registration", "License Requirements", "Marine Terminal Equipment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker", "HARIMOTO", "INOUYE", "Ihara", "K. Kahele", "Keith-Agaran", "Kidani", "Kim", "S. Chang", "Shimabukuro"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc593ea6-a628-4c9f-a52a-abae30f892e2"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=411&year=2019"
source_hash: "c81756b130b4b63fe7b0ebf2d3872a972767aa7a9540b16b6b73ae81765d3e34"
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 411 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Exempts marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between marine terminals at Hilo Harbor, Kawaihae Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Nawiliwili Harbor from inspection, registration, and licensing requirements. (SB411 HD2)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB411** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB411_.HTM)
2. **SB411_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB411_HD1_.HTM)
3. **SB411_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB411_HD2_.HTM)
4. **SB411_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB411_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- HARIMOTO — primary (person)
- INOUYE — primary (person)
- Ihara — primary (person)
- K. Kahele — primary (person)
- Keith-Agaran — primary (person)
- Kidani — primary (person)
- Kim — primary (person)
- S. Chang — primary (person)
- Shimabukuro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** Referred to TRS, CPH/WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.
- **2019-02-01** The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-19 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2019-02-06** 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, Harimoto, English, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 272) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-13** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-15** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-19** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 855) 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. 129) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Friday, 03-15-19 10:30AM in House conference room 423.
- **2019-03-15** 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1445) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Yamane excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **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. 2162) as amended in HD 2, 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 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 735). `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, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Cullen, Hashem, McDermott.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-15** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-19 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
- **2019-04-15** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-16-19.
- **2019-04-15** One Day Notice 04-16-19.
- **2019-04-16** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto.
- **2019-04-16** Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 904).
- **2019-04-16** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-09** Act 220, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-09** Act 220, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc593ea6-a628-4c9f-a52a-abae30f892e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).