Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1523
RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Matsumoto (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Removes references to countdown timers as it relates to pedestrian-control signals, including the requirement that pedestrians must begin crossing a roadway before a countdown timer begins. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-17-26 at 9:15AM. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:15AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 993-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Olds voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 135). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to TRS, JDC. - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
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. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3105) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3691) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 580) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).