SB 1289 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

Summary

Limits moving violations arising from the operation of a motor vehicle that appear on traffic abstracts to those that resulted in convictions. Requires the Traffic and Emergency Period Violations Bureaus to remove all dismissed moving violations not resulting in a conviction from certified abstracts. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1289 → SB1289_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated to clarify that traffic abstracts should only include moving violations that resulted in convictions, not just alleged violations. The funding appropriation was expanded to cover two fiscal years (2025-2026 and 2026-2027) and the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill now specifically addresses dismissed moving violations in addition to those resulting in convictions, expanding the scope of what gets removed from traffic abstracts.

REQUIREMENT

Section 2 now requires removal of dismissed moving violations from certified abstracts, not just alleged violations.

FISCAL

Section 3 funding appropriation was extended to cover fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 instead of just 2025-2026.

TIMELINE

Section 6 effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

ENFORCEMENT

Section 2 was amended to specify 'dismissed moving violations' rather than just 'alleged moving violations' that did not result in conviction.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 486) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA, WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor