HB 1161 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Beginning 7/1/2028, authorizes a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge on electric vehicles. Provides and requires a county to establish the rate of the road usage charge. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish county subaccounts within the State Highway Fund. Clarifies the disposition of funds for state mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the rate and calculation of the state mileage-based road usage charge. Specifies that rental motor vehicle companies may visibly pass the costs of the mileage-based road usage charges to the consumer. Expands allowable uses of the State Highway and Highway Funds. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1161_HD2 → HB1161_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands Hawaii's per-mile road usage charge program to allow counties to implement their own charges for electric vehicles starting in 2028, while clarifying how state funds are used and removing a requirement for the state to create county subaccounts. The changes aim to provide fairer, more sustainable transportation funding as fuel tax revenues decline, with specific provisions for how rental companies can pass costs to consumers and how funds are allocated across different islands.

Scope change

Expanded from a state-only program to include county-level implementation authority for electric vehicle road usage charges, while maintaining the state program for all vehicles.

SCOPE

Authorized counties to impose their own mileage-based road usage charges on electric vehicles beginning July 1, 2028, with rates comparable to county fuel taxes.

REQUIREMENT

Repealed the requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish county subaccounts within the state highway fund, giving counties more flexibility in fund management.

FISCAL

Clarified that state mileage-based road usage charge funds can be used for county road construction and maintenance, expanding allowable uses of state highway funds.

ELIGIBILITY

Specified that rental motor vehicle companies may visibly pass the costs of mileage-based road usage charges directly to consumers.

TIMELINE

Extended the state mileage-based road usage charge to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles beginning July 1, 2026, and set a default annual charge of $80 effective July 1, 2028, for vehicles where mileage cannot be calculated.

DEFINITION

Added specific provisions for Maui County to use mileage-based charges collected on Lanai and Molokai islands solely for expenditures on those respective islands.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

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Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

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Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 740) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Kim). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1315) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 150).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 614) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors