Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 697
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
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Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Allows authorized employees of the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to county police departments, to perform certain actions in reviewing recorded images produced by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 930), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Kong, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 116). - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on TCA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from TCA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1309) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
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. - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 662) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 14, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Pierick. - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Wakai, Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC.