HB 1524 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.

Summary

Establishes that fines for pedestrian violations under chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not exceed $25. Requires state and county agencies to revise applicable schedules of fines, rules, and procedures to comply with the monetary limit. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1524_HD2 → HB1524_SD1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill version was updated from the House Draft to the Senate Draft, primarily changing the effective date of the law from July 1, 3000, to March 22, 2075. This adjustment ensures the legislation takes effect in a realistic timeframe rather than a distant future date. The core policy, which limits pedestrian violation fines to $25, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same, but the timeline for enforcement has been corrected to a practical date.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 3000, to March 22, 2075, correcting a likely drafting error that set the law's start date too far in the future.

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 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 581) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

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, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3315) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 239).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Gedeon, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Olds, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 441-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors