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HI HB 706

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 706 pass?

No. HI HB 706 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 706 about?

Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 706?

TAKENOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI HB 706.

Description

Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  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. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  6. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  7. 2025-04-15

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

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Inouye, Fevella.

  9. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).

    receipt

  10. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Takenouchi, Pierick.

  11. 2025-04-11

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

    receipt

  12. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  13. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  14. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. 2025-04-04

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1675) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  17. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-27

    The committee on JDC reconsidered its previous decision.

  19. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. 2025-03-21

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  22. 2025-03-21

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  23. 2025-03-21

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

  24. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-03-14

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

  26. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 271).

    introduction,receipt

  27. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  28. 2025-03-06

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  30. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1080), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. 2025-02-20

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-02-18

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

  33. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  34. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  35. 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, Grandinetti, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-02-04

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

  37. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  38. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  39. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
  • Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • San Buenaventura: not voting
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 23-2

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • McKelvey: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 344not in this corpus

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