Hawaii Senate Bill 2053
Session 2026
Relating To Transportation.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 5, 2026
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2053
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Senate Roll Call Votes
Senator(s
Didn't Vote
Summary
Authorizes supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a motor vehicle to an insurance company after payment of damages from the result of a total loss insurance settlement to be signed electronically. Requires insurance companies to indemnify and hold harmless the Director of Finance for any claims resulting from the issuance of motor vehicle titles utilizing documents signed electronically without a notary. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD1)
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06/05/2026
Senate
Act 092, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192).
06/05/2026
House
Act 092, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/05/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
05/01/2026
House
Deferred one day 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 11-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 11-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
04/24/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keohokalole, Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/24/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/23/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).
04/22/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Pierick.
04/22/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Elefante.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
04/10/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
04/09/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 483).
04/09/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/08/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/06/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1809-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-08-26.
04/01/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/30/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/19/2026
House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1231-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
03/19/2026
House
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 none excused (0).
03/17/2026
House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 157) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2926) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
02/26/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.
02/26/2026
Senate
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) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/10/2026
Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2142) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
02/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.
02/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.
01/28/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/22/2026
Senate
Referred to TRS, CPN/JDC.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 8:56:42 AM
Record Updated
Jun 6, 2026 6:12:34 AM