Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle or moped not being equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Requires rules regarding safety check inspections to ensure that a vehicle or moped is not equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Suspends, revokes, or refuses renewal of a permit for an official inspection station for repeatedly violating any rule regarding inspecting a noisy muffler or exhaust system within a certain period. Clarifies the types of mufflers that are prohibited. Increases the maximum fine for motor vehicle owners that violate noisy muffler laws. Includes repairing or installing a noisy muffler or exhaust system as a prohibited practice for motor vehicle repair laws. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 1216 (2025) — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle or moped not being equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Requires rules regarding safety check inspections to ensure that a vehicle or moped is not equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Suspends, revokes, or refuses renewal of a permit for an official inspection station for repeatedly violating any rule regarding inspecting a noisy muffler or exhaust system within a certain period. Clarifies the types of mufflers that are prohibited. Increases the maximum fine for motor vehicle owners that violate noisy muffler laws. Includes repairing or installing a noisy muffler or exhaust system as a prohibited practice for motor vehicle repair laws. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2025-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 95) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 95).
2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
2025-04-23 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) Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). receipt
2025-04-16 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Moriwaki.
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.
2025-04-08 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). receipt
2025-04-08 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2025-04-08 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 597). introduction, receipt
2025-04-04 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-04-02 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1771) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-28 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-18 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-18 Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-03-13 The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
2025-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
2025-03-04 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, Inouye, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-02-28 One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1028) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 10:01AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
2025-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 484) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2025-02-11 The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-06 The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-11-25 3:02PM; CR 224. deferral
2025-02-04 The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224. deferral
2025-01-31 The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-01-28 Re-Referred to TCA, JDC. referral-committee
2025-01-27 Referred to TCA/EIG, JDC. referral-committee
2025-01-23 Introduced and passed First Reading. introduction
2025-01-21 Pending Introduction.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1230315d-8cbe-43ed-bb77-b7ee2ac13c77. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).