HB 230 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS.

Summary
Requires police officers to send a carbon copy of a citation to the registered owner of a vehicle within five business days after the citation is issued. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB230 HB230_HD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to change the deadline for sending carbon copies of traffic citations from a vague time frame to a specific requirement of 'five business days.' Additionally, the effective date of the law was set to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or clerical error, and the document's language was updated to reflect a House Draft version.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the enforcement timeline for sending citation copies was clarified and extended, while the effective date was altered to a future placeholder.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for sending carbon copies of traffic citations from an unspecified time to a strict 'five business days' deadline.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date of the Act to July 1, 3000, indicating a placeholder or clerical error in the legislative text.

TECHNICAL

Updated document metadata and formatting to reflect the House Draft version (HD1) and adjusted the title case for the bill description.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 382) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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