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HI HB 697

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 697 pass?

No. HI HB 697 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 (2026-04-17): Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC.

What is HI HB 697 about?

Allows authorized employees of the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to county police departments, to perform certain actions in reviewing recorded images produced by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 697?

KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 697.

Description

Allows authorized employees of the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to county police departments, to perform certain actions in reviewing recorded images produced by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/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

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2026-03-20

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

    receipt

  6. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  7. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

  8. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  9. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  11. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  12. 2025-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  13. 2025-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

  14. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Wakai, Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs.

  15. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-15

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

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-14

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

  18. 2025-04-11

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

    receipt

  19. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  20. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  21. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 662) in amended form (SD 1).

  22. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  24. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  27. 2025-03-21

    Reported from TCA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1309) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  28. 2025-03-21

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2025-03-10

    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

  30. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on TCA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  32. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 116).

    introduction,receipt

  33. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. 2025-03-04

    Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 930), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  36. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Kong, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  37. 2025-02-21

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2025-02-14

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  40. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  41. 2025-02-13

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2025-02-04

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  44. 2025-02-04

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2025-01-28

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  48. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  49. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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Votes

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

    2025-01-28 · pass · 8-0

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

    2025-02-13 · 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 on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-21 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M: not voting
    • Alcos: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-10 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: no
    • Awa: no
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 21-4

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