HI SB 1479
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 1479 pass?
No. HI SB 1479 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): Re-Referred to TRS/EDU, WAM.
What is HI SB 1479 about?
Amends sections 286-102 and 286-181, HRS, to allow exemptions to include use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans, which may not meet school bus regulations for school bus services, but which shall otherwise meet vehicle requirements and qualifications set forth in chapter 19-143, Hawaii Administrative Rules, to the extent required by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education, when adult staff chaperone escorts of students are provided while students are being transported between designated locations off-campus and designated locations on-campus.
Who sponsors HI SB 1479?
KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1479.
Description
Amends sections 286-102 and 286-181, HRS, to allow exemptions to include use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans, which may not meet school bus regulations for school bus services, but which shall otherwise meet vehicle requirements and qualifications set forth in chapter 19-143, Hawaii Administrative Rules, to the extent required by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education, when adult staff chaperone escorts of students are provided while students are being transported between designated locations off-campus and designated locations on-campus.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to TRS/EDU, WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- KOUCHIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-21
Re-Referred to TRS/EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-27
Referred to TCA/EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending Introduction.
Versions
- SB1479Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1160
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