Committee decisions: Summary of bills advanced by House transportation and joint housing/transportation hearing, March 13, 2025

At a joint public hearing and subsequent House Committee on Transportation meeting on March 13, 2025, committee members advanced a series of bills with amendments. The following is a concise summary of each measure's committee action as recorded in the hearing transcript.

Votes at a glance

- SB662 SD1 (joint House committees on Housing and Transportation): Committee members removed Part 1 (transfer of Kapolei streets to the city) to increase the bill's chance of passage and retained Part 2 clarifying police authority to operate on state streets. The housing committee and transportation committee each adopted the recommendation to pass SB662 SD1 with amendments; the recommendation was adopted in both panels. Several members were recorded as excused during the vote. Outcome: passed with amendments (HD 1 removing Part 1).

- SB1095 SD1 (license plates; decal size for specialty plates): Chair recommended adoption of HD 1, technical edits and deferred effective date to 07/01/3000; vote: passed with amendments.

- SB344 SD1 (highway safety; skateboard helmets): Committee adopted HD 1 and amended the minimum age in committee from 16 to 18 for skateboard helmet requirements; outcome: passed with amendments.

- SB30 (moped helmets): Committee adopted HD 1 to require helmets for riders under 21 and to prohibit operation by persons under 16; outcome: passed with amendments. (See separate in-depth coverage.)

- SB1216 SD1 (noisy muffler/exhaust inspection and penalties): Committee adopted amendments (including language proposed by the Motorcycle Industry Council and adjusted fine tiers) and passed the measure; outcome: passed with amendments. (See separate in-depth coverage.)

- SB1102 SD2 (aircraft rescue firefighting unit): Committee adopted HD 1, clarified term limits for the chief, expanded the list of candidates from the State Fire Council, and added Senate advice-and-consent language; outcome: passed with amendments.

- SB1522 SD1 (vehicle title transfers): Committee adopted HD 1, incorporated language from HB532 HD1, required new court forms with an extended compliance date to Dec. 31, 2025, and passed the measure with technical edits; outcome: passed with amendments.

- SB1117 SD2 (electric bicycle/micro-mobility rebate and program refinements): Committee adopted HD 1 amendments clarifying eligibility, funding cap mechanics, exemptions and program administration, removed multiple sections (insurance and certain appropriations) and moved portions of the bill into Chapter 291C as new statutory language; outcome: passed with amendments.

- SB1667 SD2 (transportation emergency exit routes and safe routes priorities): Committee adopted HD 1, prioritized emergency-route proposals to serve asset-limited and low-income households, required at least one Waianae Coast area candidate in a submitted list of sites, and set timelines for court and DOT coordination on camera expansions and reporting; outcome: passed with amendments.

Common administrative actions: For the measures considered by the House Committee on Transportation, committee records consistently note technical edits for clarity/consistency/style and a housekeeping deferral of effective dates to July 1, 3000 where indicated; those placeholders are typically changed in later drafting or floor action. Several measures also incorporated outside proposals (for example, Motorcycle Industry Council language in SB1216 and language from HB532 HD1 into SB1522).

Roll call details: For some measures the hearing record identifies members who voted aye and excused members (examples: Representative Cochran excused; Representatives LaChica and Perrick noted excused on several measures). The transcript does not contain a complete roll-call tally for every measure.

Next steps: Each bill advanced from committee will proceed according to legislative scheduling; any fiscal or implementation elements noted in committee (funding caps, program administration, or rulemaking needs) will be considered by subsequent committees or during floor consideration.