HI HB 708
died on adjournmentRELATING TO INSURANCE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 708 pass?
No. HI HB 708 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 708 about?
Imposes insurance coverage as a prerequisite for the operation of electric bicycles in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Establishes a regulatory framework for electric bicycle insurance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 708?
TAKENOUCHI, BELATTI, CHUN and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 708.
Description
Imposes insurance coverage as a prerequisite for the operation of electric bicycles in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Establishes a regulatory framework for electric bicycle insurance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- CHUNprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- MIYAKEprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAMprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-06
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-06
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 202) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-04
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Evslin; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-03
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-04-25 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-28
The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-25 at 10:30 am.
deferral
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to TRN, JHA, CPC, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-04 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Kila: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Evslin: no
- Cochran: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z
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