HB 708 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Summary

Imposes insurance coverage as a prerequisite for the operation of electric bicycles in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Establishes a regulatory framework for electric bicycle insurance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

HB708 → HB708_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This revision significantly narrows the bill's scope by limiting its application to only counties with a population of 500,000 or more, rather than applying statewide. It also consolidates the definition of electric bicycles to include only Class 3 models, removing distinctions for Class 1 and Class 2 bikes. Additionally, the effective date was pushed back to July 1, 3000, and the document language was updated to Korean.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was restricted from the entire state to only counties with a population of 500,000 or more.

SCOPE

Added a population threshold requirement, limiting the law's enforcement to large counties only.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of an electric bicycle to exclude Class 1 and Class 2 bikes, recognizing only Class 3 bikes equipped with a speedometer.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the act from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document language setting from Japanese to Korean.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 202) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, CPC, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors