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HI SB 3157

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3157 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3157 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): Act 094, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).

What is HI SB 3157 about?

Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to reissue procurement for the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program every five years. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a $12,000,000 as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Part II: Limits the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Expands the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to high-risk locations of state or county highways as determined by the Department of Transportation, under certain conditions. Provides restrictions for the expansion of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program and Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. Part III: Amends the definition of "county" as it relates to the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3157?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3157.

Description

Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to reissue procurement for the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program every five years. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a $12,000,000 as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Part II: Limits the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Expands the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to high-risk locations of state or county highways as determined by the Department of Transportation, under certain conditions. Provides restrictions for the expansion of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program and Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. Part III: Amends the definition of "county" as it relates to the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-05 — Act 094, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-05

    Act 094, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-05

    Act 094, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).

    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, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

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  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

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  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:35 PM; Conference Room 411.

  11. 2026-05-01

    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, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  12. 2026-05-01

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

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  13. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 198-26).

  14. 2026-05-01

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

  15. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 198-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  16. 2026-05-01

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

  17. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  18. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  20. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kanuha.

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 758).

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  23. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  24. 2026-04-16

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

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  26. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2153-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-10

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

  28. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  29. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2026-03-24

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1337-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  31. 2026-03-24

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

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  32. 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.

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  33. 2026-03-16

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

  34. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  35. 2026-03-10

    Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

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  37. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 117).

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  38. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2739) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  39. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  40. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  41. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  42. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-02-13

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  44. 2026-02-13

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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  45. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  46. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  47. 2026-02-02

    Referred to TRS, WAM.

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  48. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  49. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  50. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 23-1

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Fevella: yes
    • Senator(s: not voting

  • 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kila: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Pierick: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes

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

    2026-05-06 · pass · 23-2

    Member-level votes (1)
    • San Buenaventura: yes

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