Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB2375: Relating to Towing Practices.
Status: Failed, April 9, 2026
Establishes uniform standards for parking enforcement and towing practices on state and state‑leased lands, including notice requirements, disability protections, consumer payment safeguards, and public reporting.
What the bill says
A bill foran act relating to towing practices.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FORAN ACT RELATING TO TOWING PRACTICES. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that parking enforcement and towing practices on state and state-leased lands are currently administered through fragmented systems, inconsistent standards, and varying contractual arrangements that lack uniform consumer protections, transparency, accessibility safeguards, and public accountability. The legislature further finds that inconsistent enforcement authority, inadequate notice requirements, improper towing of vehicles used by persons with disabilities, coercive or cashonly payment practices, and the absence of centralized public reporting have undermined public trust and, in some cases, interfered with rights protected under federal law. The purpose of this Act is to establish a uniform towing practices for public parking facilities working group to examine existing state and county laws, ordinances, rules, and administrative practices relating to towing from public parking 2026-1737 HB2375 SDl SMA.docx llll■llllll■llllllllllllllllll Page H.B. NO. S.D. facilities and develop recommendations for uniform standards applicable to towing from state and county parking facilities. SECTION 2. (a) There is established the uniform towing practices for public parking facilities working group within the department of transportation for administrative purposes. The working group shall: (1) Review existing state and county laws, ordinances, rules, and administrative practices relating to towing from public parking facilities; (2) Examine standards for notice, signage, fee transparency, storage practices, release procedures, and dispute resolutions; (3) Identify inconsistencies …
Sponsors
- Lisa Marten (D, 51) · primary sponsor
- Terez Amato (D, 11)
- Elle Cochran (D, 14)
- Tina Grandinetti (D, 20)
- Mark Hashem (D, 19)
- Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
- Kirstin Kahaloa (D, 6)
- Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy (D, 2)
- Darius Kila (D, 44)
- Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
- Trish La Chica (D, 37)
- Michael Lee (D, 50)
Latest actions
- : The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
- : The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- : Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- : Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3110) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- : The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
- : The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- : The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- : Referred to TRS, WAM.
- : Passed First Reading.
- : Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 405).
Votes
- TRS: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 17, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2) (March 10, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JHA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (March 4, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 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) Quinlan excused (1) (February 20, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- WAL: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (February 19, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (February 10, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Working Group, DOT, Counties, Towing Practices, Reports
Common questions
- What is HB2375?
- HB2375 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Towing Practices.
- What does HB2375 do?
- In its own words: A bill foran act relating to towing practices.
- What is the status of HB2375?
- Failed as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: The committee on WAM deferred the measure. (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2375?
- Lisa Marten (D, 51), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2375?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2375&year=2026
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