HB 1471 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Imposes an additional fee for a certificate of registration for motor vehicles, to be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1471 → HB1471_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to remove the requirement for the Department of Transportation to install traffic signals and leading pedestrian intervals. Instead, the focus shifted entirely to imposing an additional registration fee to fund the Safe Routes to School program. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to a distant future date of July 1, 3000, with a placeholder for the actual fee amount.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a comprehensive transportation safety mandate requiring infrastructure installation to a simple fee imposition bill focused solely on funding the Safe Routes to School program.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the mandate requiring the Department of Transportation to install traffic-actuated signals, leading pedestrian intervals, and accessible pedestrian signals.

FISCAL

Removed the specific appropriation of $599,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for signal installation.

Changed the registration fee from a fixed $5 to an unspecified amount (indicated by spaces) to be determined later.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, with a provision to take effect one year after approval.

SCOPE

Removed all definitions and statutory amendments related to traffic signal installation, pedestrian safety corridors, and high-collision intersections.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 707) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors