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HI SB 2697

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2697 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2697 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): Act 073, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).

What is HI SB 2697 about?

Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Specifies that a vehicle with an expired registration of one or more years may be subject to impoundment. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Increases the fine amount for owners of out-of-state motor vehicles who fail to register the vehicle in the State. Establishes minimum and maximum statutory penalties for violations relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2697?

INOUYE, LAMOSAO are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2697.

Description

Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Specifies that a vehicle with an expired registration of one or more years may be subject to impoundment. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Increases the fine amount for owners of out-of-state motor vehicles who fail to register the vehicle in the State. Establishes minimum and maximum statutory penalties for violations relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-04 — Act 073, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • INOUYEprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-04

    Act 073, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-04

    Act 073, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, Keohokalole, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none).

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  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 44-26).

  9. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 44-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

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  14. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:20AM in conference room 329.

  16. 2026-04-24

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  17. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Elefante.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 691).

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  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

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  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2132-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-08

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-24

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1331-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. 2026-03-24

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  29. 2026-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-19-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  32. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17

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  33. 2026-03-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  34. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 284) in amended form (SD 1).

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  35. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2994) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  36. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  37. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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  38. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-19

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2447) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  40. 2026-02-19

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

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  41. 2026-02-17

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

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  42. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-02-12

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

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  44. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.

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  45. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-17 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • DeCorte: not voting

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: no
    • Awa: no

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 20-5

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kitagawa: not voting

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 6-2

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

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kila: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Muraoka: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Elefante: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 20-5

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