# Hawaii SB 2238: RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Hawaii SB 2238, RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Stanley Chang (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-30 (Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2238-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2238
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-01-30, Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.
- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DOE, Automatic Voter Registration, Enrollment Application, Registration, Students, EDU, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment application or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-30: Re-Referred to EDU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2238_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2238_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2238_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2238_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2238-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).