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Bill RELATING TO WINDSHIELD TINTING. Prohibits a person from installing, mounting, adhering, affixing, or using any sun screening device in conjunction with the glazing material of a motor vehicle with mirrored or high reflective finishes that produce a red, yellow, amber, or blue appearances from the exterior. Requires all drivers and passengers of motor vehicles with applied tint to fully roll down their windows when stopped by a law enforcement officer at a traffic stop, with certain exceptions. Clarifies the light transmittance levels on sun screening devices used in conjunction with glazing material for front side windows and wing windows. Exempts rear windows, including rear windshields on certain vehicles, and side windows to the rear of the driver on sedans from sun screening device requirements. Increases the minimum and maximum fines for violating sun screening device requirements. Specifies that failure of an installer to issue a required certificate to be a violation of sun screening device requirements. Makes the absence of the required certificate in a vehicle prima facie evidence that an installer is noncompliant with the law. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 226 Hawaii HB 226 (2025)
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MIYAKE
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Hawaii HB 226 (2025) — RELATING TO WINDSHIELD TINTING.

Prohibits a person from installing, mounting, adhering, affixing, or using any sun screening device in conjunction with the glazing material of a motor vehicle with mirrored or high reflective finishes that produce a red, yellow, amber, or blue appearances from the exterior. Requires all drivers and passengers of motor vehicles with applied tint to fully roll down their windows when stopped by a law enforcement officer at a traffic stop, with certain exceptions. Clarifies the light transmittance levels on sun screening devices used in conjunction with glazing material for front side windows and wing windows. Exempts rear windows, including rear windshields on certain vehicles, and side windows to the rear of the driver on sedans from sun screening device requirements. Increases the minimum and maximum fines for violating sun screening device requirements. Specifies that failure of an installer to issue a required certificate to be a violation of sun screening device requirements. Makes the absence of the required certificate in a vehicle prima facie evidence that an installer is noncompliant with the law. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB226 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB226_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB226_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB226_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB226_HD3 (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB226_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 100 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 21 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 31 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 31 (pass) · upper
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — 214 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — 214 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 40 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • CHUN — primary (person)
  • GARRETT — primary (person)
  • KAHALOA — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • MIYAKE — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-05-29 Act 129, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). became-law
  • 2025-05-29 Act 129, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). became-law
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 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 Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Souza 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 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. 81).
  • 2025-04-24 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-22 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
  • 2025-04-21 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
  • 2025-04-17 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). receipt
  • 2025-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Keohokalole, Chang Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
  • 2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.
  • 2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
  • 2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2025-04-08 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2025-04-04 One Day Notice 04-08-25.
  • 2025-04-04 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1673) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-03-28 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
  • 2025-03-25 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from TCA/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1305) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2025-03-14 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-14 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-10 The committee(s) on TCA/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 200). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-02-28 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
  • 2025-02-28 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-02-27 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-14 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
  • 2025-02-14 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 777) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
  • 2025-02-12 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Lowen, Tam. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-04 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-04 Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  • 2025-01-30 The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-28 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 01-30-25 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-28 The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-30-25 at 10:30 am. deferral
  • 2025-01-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-21 Referred to TRN, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-16 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/efb3ae05-b17c-46d8-8515-1667829c5c6c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).