HB 2179 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Requires, rather than authorizes, the Department of Education to develop and administer a Traffic Safety Education Program. Requires the Department of Education's Traffic Safety Education program to include electric bicycles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2179_HD1 → HB2179_HD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This revision strengthens the bill by changing the Department of Education's obligation from optional to mandatory and clarifies that the traffic safety program must specifically include electric bicycle safety. The changes also update administrative metadata, such as the bill number and effective dates, to reflect the second house reading.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by mandating the creation of a specific traffic safety education program that includes electric bicycles, whereas the previous version only authorized the department to create such a program.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the Department of Education's duty to develop a traffic safety program from optional ('may') to mandatory ('shall').

Clarified that the required traffic safety program must explicitly include electric bicycle riding safety, rules of the road, and relevant laws.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill designation from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and adjusted associated metadata dates and line numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors