Bill Commons

HI HCR 127

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 127 pass?

No. HI HCR 127 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 (2026-04-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 571).

What is HI HCR 127 about?

HI HCR 127 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 127?

KILA, MIYAKE, POEPOE are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 127.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 571).
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 571).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-04-10

    Referred to TRS/PSM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-09

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1874-26), recommending adoption.

  4. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  5. 2026-04-09

    Transmitted to Senate.

  6. 2026-04-07

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-02

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1682-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  8. 2026-04-02

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-02

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-03-31

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-27

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-03-18

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Muraoka: no

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 119, SCR80not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=127&year=2026

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