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HI HB 2451

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires each county to implement fare-free access to its public transportation systems. Establishes the Fare-Free Public Transportation Tax and Dividend Special Fund. Increases the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax on petroleum products to fund fare-free public transportation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-17 — The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • Kilacosponsor
  • Reyes Odacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-17

    The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  3. 2026-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-09

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  5. 2026-02-05

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-02-02

    Referred to TRN, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 8-0

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

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