# Hawaii SB 419: RELATING TO INSURANCE. Hawaii SB 419, RELATING TO INSURANCE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-12-08 (Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB419-2026 - 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 419 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO INSURANCE. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-12-08, Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Sponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Child Passenger Restraint Systems, Replacement, TRN, CPC, FIN - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (85 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Requires each motor vehicle insurance policy to cover the replacement cost of a child passenger restraint system that was damaged or in use by a child during a motor vehicle accident for which liability coverage under the policy is applicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - 2025-03-13: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1198) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House) - 2025-03-13: 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, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (House) - 2025-03-11: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House) - 2025-03-06: Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House) - 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 154) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2025-02-28: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 806) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate) - 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-25 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Referred to CPN. (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_HD1_.pdf) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_.PDF) - SB419_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_HD1_.HTM) - SB419_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_SD1_.HTM) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed) - HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_HD1_.pdf) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_.PDF) - [SB419_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_HD1_.HTM) - [SB419_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB419_SD1_.HTM) ## Related - [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026) - [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026) - [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB419-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).