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2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB1259: Relating To Transportation.

Legislative Summary

Specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed limit within ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road. Requires the Department of Transportation or a county, to the extent practicable, to consider National Association of City Transportation Officials guidance when setting a maximum speed limit for sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway. (CD1)

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Bill History

1/22/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 372) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 896), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74).
Senate
2/28/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to TCA, JDC.
Senate
3/7/2025
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/11/2025
The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 03-13-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/13/2025
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1299) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate
3/21/2025
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/25/2025
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/2/2025
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1511) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
4/2/2025
One Day Notice 04-03-25.
Senate
4/3/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 559) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/22/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/23/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Gabbard, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/23/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 62) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 62).
Senate
4/24/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/23/2025
2
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/23/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
3/27/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments
3/13/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 17
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Chris Todd
Chris Todd
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text • 4/25/2025 • 10.7 KB
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Amended
Bill Text • 3/21/2025 • 10.4 KB
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Amended
Bill Text • 2/10/2025 • 9.4 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/22/2025 • 10.9 KB
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Misc
Misc • 4/25/2025 • 838.0 KB
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Misc
Misc • 4/1/2025 • 59.4 KB
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Misc
Misc • 3/24/2025 • 249.2 KB
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Misc
Misc • 3/21/2025 • 65.1 KB
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Misc
Misc • 3/11/2025 • 245.3 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/27/2025 • 416.9 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/19/2025 • 312.2 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/10/2025 • 363.8 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/3/2025 • 237.1 KB
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