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HI HB 169

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 169 pass?

No. HI HB 169 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 169 about?

Increases the minimum age for moped operators from fifteen to sixteen years. Increases the minimum age requirement for individuals prohibited from operating a moped unless they wear a safety helmet from eighteen to twenty-one years. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 169?

SAYAMA, GRANDINETTI, KAHALOA and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 169.

Description

Increases the minimum age for moped operators from fifteen to sixteen years. Increases the minimum age requirement for individuals prohibited from operating a moped unless they wear a safety helmet from eighteen to twenty-one years. 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

  • SAYAMAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 378) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-04

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

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-14

    Prefiled.

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=169&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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