HB 2415 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

HB 2415 appropriates state funds to the Department of Transportation for installing pedestrian safety improvements (like crosswalks or signage) at locations directly adjacent to school properties. It also directs the department to consider implementing similar safety measures at other high-risk sites beyond school areas. The bill would require the Department of Transportation to use these allocated funds for specific traffic safety projects, effective July 1, 3000. This policy change directly affects school communities and pedestrians near schools by directing state resources toward physical safety infrastructure.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action May 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2415_HD1 → HB2415_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision updates the legislative version from HD1 to HD2, changing the author from Chris Kobayashi to Patrick Comiso and adjusting internal tracking dates and numbers. The core policy regarding pedestrian safety funding remains consistent, but the text was modified to remove specific dollar amounts (likely placeholders for future appropriation) and broaden the definition of eligible safety improvements to include measures beyond just crosswalks and raised intersections.

Scope change

The scope of eligible safety improvements was expanded from a limited list of specific infrastructure types to a broader category that includes other measures determined appropriate by the Department of Transportation.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill author name from Chris Kobayashi to Patrick Comiso and adjusted internal legislative tracking dates and numbers.

FISCAL

Removed specific dollar amounts ($4,000,000 and $1,000,000) from appropriation sections, replacing them with blank placeholders, indicating these figures are subject to future legislative action.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of eligible pedestrian safety improvements to explicitly include 'other measures determined appropriate by the department of transportation,' moving from a restrictive list to a more flexible standard.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the reference in Section 6 (now Section 7) to include Section 5 in the list of sections governing installation conditions.

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

May 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

Feb 20, 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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 698-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 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

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 85-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

21 primary · 0 co-sponsors