HI SB 2253
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2253 pass?
No. HI SB 2253 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 (2026-04-16): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 639).
What is HI SB 2253 about?
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include substantial bodily injury caused by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI SB 2253?
KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2253.
Description
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include substantial bodily injury caused by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 639).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KOUCHIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 639).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2131-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
2026-04-08
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1475-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-03-30
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-24
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 200) in amended form (SD 2).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3097) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-06
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-02-27
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-10
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2141) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-03
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-28
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-26
Referred to TRS, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Pending Introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Inouye: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- DeCorte: yes
- Kanuha: not voting
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-27 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-24 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Kila: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Pierick: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-08 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Sayama: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2086
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