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SB 1522: VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFERS; LIABILITY; MOTOR VEHICLES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-04-24

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-05-29: Act 109, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

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Clarifies that proof that a transferor has filed required notice forms with the County Director of Finance serves as a complete defense to any action brought against the transferor for an act or omission, civil or criminal, arising from the use, operation, or abandonment of the vehicle by another person.  Requires, by 7/1/2026, the Judiciary to determine whether new forms or modification of the Judiciary's website is necessary to assist vehicle transferors and, if so, to create the forms or modify the website.  (CD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Conference Committee1MIN
Apr 24, 2025

Conference Committee

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2MIN
Mar 28, 2025

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Housing5MIN
Mar 13, 2025

House Standing Committee on Housing

House Standing Committee on Transportation5MIN
Mar 13, 2025

House Standing Committee on Transportation

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts6MIN
Feb 6, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts

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