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SB652 • 2026

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

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Sponsor
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, KIM
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS/HHS, CPN.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
  • DOH; Tires; Tire Retailers; Inventory; Database Requires tire retailers to collect and submit to the Department of Health certain information relating to tires sold by the retailer.
  • Requires the Department of Health to establish and maintain a database containing this information.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to TRS/HHS, CPN.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-01-23 S

    Referred to TCA/HHS, CPN.

  4. 2025-01-17 S

    Passed First Reading.

  5. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
DOH; Tires; Tire Retailers; Inventory; Database
Requires tire retailers to collect and submit to the Department of Health certain information relating to tires sold by the retailer. Requires the Department of Health to establish and maintain a database containing this information.

Current Bill Text

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SB652

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

652

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to motor vehicle tires
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that tire dumping in the State creates serious health and environmental
concerns.
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The abandonment of motor
vehicle tires on private and public properties is prohibited, yet tires are
still often illegally dumped.

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The purpose of this Act is to discourage
tire dumping in Hawaii by tracking motor vehicle tires and holding people who
dump tires liable.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 342I, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new
section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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Tire inventory database.
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(a)
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For each motor vehicle tire sold by a tire
retailer, the tire retailer shall collect and submit to the department of
health the following information:

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(1)
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The purchaser's name;

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(2)
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The model and serial number of each
motor vehicle tire sold; and

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(3)
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The date of sale.

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(b)
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The department of health shall establish and
maintain a database containing the information reported pursuant to subsection
(a).
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Each record shall be kept in the
database for at least
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years.

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(c)
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Any tire retailer violating the requirements
of subsection (a) shall be fined
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for each offense.
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SECTION
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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New statutory material is
underscored.

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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOH;
Tires; Tire Retailers; Inventory; Database

Description:

Requires
tire retailers to collect and submit to the Department of Health certain
information relating to tires sold by the retailer.
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Requires the Department of Health to
establish and maintain a database containing this information.

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