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HI HB 157

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 157 pass?

No. HI HB 157 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 157 about?

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer the public roads of the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu by 1/1/2026. Authorizes county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on all public streets, roadways, and highways within the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 157?

GARCIA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 157.

Description

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer the public roads of the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu by 1/1/2026. Authorizes county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on all public streets, roadways, and highways within the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARCIAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-04

    Reported from HSG/TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 142) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  3. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-30

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-30

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/TRN on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:50AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSG/TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-01-14

    Prefiled.

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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • La Chica: not voting

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

    2025-01-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • La Chica: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 662not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=157&year=2026

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