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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TOWING."
description: "Clarifies the fees tow companies may charge. Clarifies the duties of tow companies when vehicle owners arrive on the scene while their vehicles are in the process of being hooked up. Requires tow and storage companies to accept credit cards and debit cards. Subjects violations of the towing statute to the penalties and remedies under the State's unfair or deceptive acts or practices law and consumer protection law. Adds definitions for clarity. Effective 10/1/2020. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2020 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2162"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2162 (2020 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Predatory Towing", "Towing", "Abandoned Vehicles", "Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TAKUMI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f492c0f8-1249-439f-b71f-324154830817"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2162&year=2020"
source_hash: "9f3d4c3a0969bad14777bfe74ae44ceaae26122204337215abeace77bbcda4c9"
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 HB 2162 (2020 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TOWING.
Clarifies the fees tow companies may charge. Clarifies the duties of tow companies when vehicle owners arrive on the scene while their vehicles are in the process of being hooked up. Requires tow and storage companies to accept credit cards and debit cards. Subjects violations of the towing statute to the penalties and remedies under the State's unfair or deceptive acts or practices law and consumer protection law. Adds definitions for clarity. Effective 10/1/2020. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2162_.HTM)
2. **HB2162_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2162_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2162_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2162_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB2162_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2162_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-21** Pending introduction.
- **2020-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-01-27** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30** Re-referred to CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-20 2:00PM in House conference room 320.
- **2020-02-03** Bill re-scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-20 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2020-02-03** This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 02-05-20 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2020-01-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 01-30-20 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2020-01-27** Bill re-scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 01-30-20 2:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2020-01-30** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno, Matsumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-04** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 35-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2020-02-04** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-11-20 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2020-02-11** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-12-20 at 2:15PM.
- **2020-02-11** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-12-20 2:15PM in conference room 325.
- **2020-02-12** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakashima, Perruso, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-14** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 593-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2020-02-14** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
- **2020-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-20 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2020-02-19** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Eli. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-27** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 701-20), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-27** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Kong excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2020-02-28** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 69). `introduction`
- **2020-02-28** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-03** Referred to TRS/CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** The committee(s) on TRS/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-20 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2020-03-16** The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, English. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Nishihara, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman, L. Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-15** Reported from TRS/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3502) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2020-05-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2020-06-26** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 06-30-20 9:46AM in conference room 016.
- **2020-06-30** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole, Gabbard, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-07-02** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3760) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2020-07-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 07-06-20.
- **2020-07-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2020-07-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2020-07-08** Received notice of House intent to agree to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 421).
- **2020-07-10** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2020-07-10** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1).
- **2020-07-10** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 425).
- **2020-07-10** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2020-09-15** Act 041, 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146). `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-15** Act 041, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f492c0f8-1249-439f-b71f-324154830817`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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