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HI HB 2179

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2179 pass?

No. HI HB 2179 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 (2026-02-19): Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

What is HI HB 2179 about?

Requires, rather than authorizes, the Department of Education to develop and administer a Traffic Safety Education Program. Requires the Department of Education's Traffic Safety Education program to include electric bicycles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2179?

REYES ODA, COCHRAN, GARCIA and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2179.

Description

Requires, rather than authorizes, the Department of Education to develop and administer a Traffic Safety Education Program. Requires the Department of Education's Traffic Safety Education program to include electric bicycles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-02-19 — Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • REYES ODAprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  2. 2026-02-19

    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 none excused (0).

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  3. 2026-02-17

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

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  4. 2026-02-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-10

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

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  6. 2026-02-09

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.

  7. 2026-02-05

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  8. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-01-30

    Referred to EDN, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 5

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  10. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  11. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

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

    2026-02-17 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: no
    • Cochran: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2179&year=2026

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