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HI HB 54

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 54 pass?

No. HI HB 54 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 (2026-04-17): Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

What is HI HB 54 about?

Increases penalties for a third or subsequent offense within five years of excessive speeding to a misdemeanor. Increases penalties for a second offense within five years of excessive speeding. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense be subject to forfeiture. Requires individuals convicted of excessive speeding to be subject to identification processing procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 54?

KITAGAWA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 54.

Description

Increases penalties for a third or subsequent offense within five years of excessive speeding to a misdemeanor. Increases penalties for a second offense within five years of excessive speeding. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense be subject to forfeiture. Requires individuals convicted of excessive speeding to be subject to identification processing procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KITAGAWAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

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  2. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  5. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  6. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Kitagawa, Pierick.

  7. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  9. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Richards. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  10. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 593) in amended form (SD 2).

  11. 2025-04-04

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1716) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  13. 2025-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa.

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  14. 2025-03-21

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1332) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  15. 2025-03-21

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

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  16. 2025-03-21

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  17. 2025-03-18

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

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  18. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  19. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 182).

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  20. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  21. 2025-03-06

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

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  22. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu, Souza voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  23. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  25. 2025-02-20

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. 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) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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  29. 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, Cochran, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Evslin; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

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  30. 2025-02-04

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

  31. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

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  32. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  33. 2025-01-13

    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
    • Cochran: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Pierick: not voting

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

    2025-02-20 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: no

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

    2025-03-25 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
    • Awa: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-04-08 · pass · 21-4

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Fevella: yes
    • Richards: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 97not in this corpus

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=54&year=2026

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