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SB95Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Vehicle Safety.

Introduced

Introduced by Brandon Elefante, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Creates additional fines for any individual found operating a vehicle or moped without a current certificate of inspection.

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · February 21, 2025

2

Yes

2

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2No
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Absent
Brenton Awa23No

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TCA, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 131) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  10. The recommendation was not adopted.

  11. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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