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Bill RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES. Requires each number plate issued on or after 1/1/2025 to include an 'okina in the word "Hawai'i". Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters for the words "Hawai'i" and "Aloha State" in motor vehicle number plates. Limits application of special number plates for environmental conservation to electric vehicles. Specifies that the design for special number plates for environmental conservation does not require the words "Aloha State". (SD2) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2024 HB 1861 Hawaii HB 1861 (2024)
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Hawaii HB 1861 (2024) — RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES.

Requires each number plate issued on or after 1/1/2025 to include an 'okina in the word "Hawai'i". Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters for the words "Hawai'i" and "Aloha State" in motor vehicle number plates. Limits application of special number plates for environmental conservation to electric vehicles. Specifies that the design for special number plates for environmental conservation does not require the words "Aloha State". (SD2)

Version chain

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

  1. HB1861 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1861_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1861_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1861_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1861_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsider: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 110 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • SAIKI — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-06-24 Act 064, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). became-law
  • 2024-06-24 Act 064, on 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). became-law
  • 2024-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2024-05-03 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 831). receipt
  • 2024-05-03 Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). passage
  • 2024-05-03 House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
  • 2024-05-03 Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 828). receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
  • 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). receipt
  • 2024-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Tarnas, Kila Co-Chairs; Martinez, Alcos.
  • 2024-04-17 Re-referred to CAI, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 32 referral-committee
  • 2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
  • 2024-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2024-04-09 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 523) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2024-04-09 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2024-04-05 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24.
  • 2024-04-05 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3801) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2024-04-03 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, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kidani. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-01 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-24 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-03-22 Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3223) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2024-03-12 The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-08 The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-03-07 Referred to TCA, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2024-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 243). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-03-05 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2024-03-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
  • 2024-03-01 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 886-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2024-02-16 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama, Holt, Souza. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-16-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-02-12 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Lowen, Nakashima, Quinlan, Todd excused (5). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-02-12 Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  • 2024-02-07 The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Garrett, Kapela, Matayoshi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Martinez, Sayama. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-02 Bill scheduled to be heard by CAI on Wednesday, 02-07-24 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-01-24 Referred to CAI, JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2024-01-19 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2024-01-18 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4f1b0052-83fd-4b70-b39a-1cd02d1f47f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).