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HI HB 706

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  6. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  7. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Inouye, Fevella.

  9. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  10. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Takenouchi, Pierick.

  11. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  12. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  13. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  15. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  16. 2025-04-04

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1675) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2025-03-27

    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, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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  18. 2025-03-27

    The committee on JDC reconsidered its previous decision.

  19. 2025-03-27

    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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. 2025-03-21

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  22. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

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  23. 2025-03-21

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  24. 2025-03-18

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  26. 2025-03-06

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

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  27. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  28. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 271).

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  29. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  30. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1080), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. 2025-02-20

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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  34. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  35. 2025-02-06

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

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  36. 2025-02-04

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  38. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  39. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
  • Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • San Buenaventura: not voting
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 23-2

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • McKelvey: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 344not in this corpus

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