HI HB 2516
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HELMETS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2516 pass?
No. HI HB 2516 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 (2026-02-18): Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 435-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
What is HI HB 2516 about?
Increases the age of an individual who is required to wear a helmet for electric foot scooters and bicycles. Prohibits a person from operating any class of electric bicycle or electronic micro-mobility device unless that person wears a helmet. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2516?
MIYAKE, ALCOS, AMATO and 20 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2516, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Increases the age of an individual who is required to wear a helmet for electric foot scooters and bicycles. Prohibits a person from operating any class of electric bicycle or electronic micro-mobility device unless that person wears a helmet. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 435-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- MIYAKEprimary
- ALCOSprimary
- AMATOprimary
- CHUNprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- HOLTprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MURAOKAprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
- TEMPLOprimary
- Matayoshicosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-18
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 435-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-18
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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2026-02-12
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-12 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Kila: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Grandinetti: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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