# Hawaii HB 226: RELATING TO WINDSHIELD TINTING.

Hawaii HB 226, RELATING TO WINDSHIELD TINTING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Darius K. Kila (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 129, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 226
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO WINDSHIELD TINTING.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 129, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).
- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Window Glazing, Levels, Sun Screening Devices, Fines, TCA/CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 13 (224 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Prohibits a person from installing, mounting, adhering, affixing, or using any sun screening device in conjunction with the glazing material of a motor vehicle with mirrored or high reflective finishes that produce a red, yellow, amber, or blue appearances from the exterior. Requires all drivers and passengers of motor vehicles with applied tint to fully roll down their windows when stopped by a law enforcement officer at a traffic stop, with certain exceptions. Clarifies the light transmittance levels on sun screening devices used in conjunction with glazing material for front side windows and wing windows. Exempts rear windows, including rear windshields on certain vehicles, and side windows to the rear of the driver on sedans from sun screening device requirements. Increases the minimum and maximum fines for violating sun screening device requirements. Specifies that failure of an installer to issue a required certificate to be a violation of sun screening device requirements. Makes the absence of the required certificate in a vehicle prima facie evidence that an installer is noncompliant with the law. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tint owners and installers face higher fines: cost, medium. Owners face fines of $300 to $550 per offense, up from $250 to $500. Installers face $700 to $1,200 per offense, up from $500 to $1,000. Installers must give owners a certificate showing the tint complies. If the certificate is missing when a citation is issued, that is initial evidence the install…
- Tinted drivers must lower windows at stops: cost, low. During a traffic stop, drivers and passengers in a vehicle with applied tint must fully roll down the windows. An exception applies when a disability or mechanical failure prevents this and the driver cooperates another reasonable way. Failure to comply may bring a noncriminal traffic ticket.
- Tint limits differ across vehicle windows: mixed, low. Mirrored or highly reflective tint that looks red, yellow, amber, or blue outside the vehicle is prohibited. Tint on front-side or wing windows next to the driver must meet the 35% light-transmittance standard, plus or minus 6%. Rear windows are exempt when the vehicle has mirrors on both sides. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 21 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 21 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 2 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2025-05-29: Act 129, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 129, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 81). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Keohokalole, Chang Co-Chairs; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1673) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from TCA/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1305) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on TCA/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 200). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-27: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-02-25: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 777) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-14: 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) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Lowen, Tam. (House)
- 2025-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-04: 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-30: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica. (House)
- 2025-01-28: The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-30-25 at 10:30 am. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 01-30-25 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to TRN, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_CD1_.pdf)
- HB226_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_CD1_.HTM)
- HB226_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD1_.HTM)
- HB226_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD2_.HTM)
- HB226_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD3_.HTM)
- HB226_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1229_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB226_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB226_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB226_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB226_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_HD3_.HTM)
- [HB226_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB226_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1229_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB226-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).