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HI SB 195

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 195 pass?

No. HI SB 195 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 (2026-01-21): Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.

What is HI SB 195 about?

Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare, to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report.

Who sponsors HI SB 195?

FEVELLA is the primary sponsor of HI SB 195, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare, to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • FEVELLAprimary
  • Gabbardcosponsor
  • Moriwakicosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-01-17

    Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=195&year=2026

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