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HI HB 2033

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

PART I: Requires motor vehicles to have front number plate mounting brackets or devices and for sellers, licensed dealers, or owners to securely affix number plates to the vehicles. PART II: Amends the Traffic Code relating to street racing. PART III: Expands the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to high-risk locations of state or county highways as determined by the Department of Transportation, under certain conditions. Appropriates moneys. PART IV: Authorizes the installation of a school bus infraction detection system on the exterior of a school bus. Establishes strict liability and the process for issuing summons or citations for drivers shown by the system to be in violation of certain school bus laws. Clarifies the liability of drivers near a school bus that is actively monitored by a school bus infraction detection system. Appropriates moneys. PART V: Specifies that the Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Safety Office shall administer the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program Special Fund and Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. PART VI: Clarifies language relating to photo red light enforcement, automated speed enforcement, and penalty provisions. PART VII: Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules allowing for mobile vehicle safety inspections of passenger cars. Effective 7/1/3000; provided that part IV, except the rule-making directive and appropriation, effective 7/1/2028. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-14 — Recommitted to WAM/JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-14

    Recommitted to WAM/JDC.

  2. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  3. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3786) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  4. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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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  6. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-03-30

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

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  8. 2026-03-30

    Reported from TRS/EIG/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3344) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  9. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, DeCorte.

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  10. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

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  11. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

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  12. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on TRS/EIG/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  13. 2026-03-10

    Referred to TRS/EIG/EDU, WAM/JDC.

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  14. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  15. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 77).

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  16. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  17. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 836-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  18. 2026-03-02

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

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  19. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  21. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 733-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  22. 2026-02-19

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  23. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2026-02-12

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  25. 2026-02-12

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 212-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  26. 2026-02-10

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  27. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  29. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  30. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting
    • DeCorte: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Richards: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-09 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-09 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

Related bills

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2033&year=2026

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