--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION." description: "Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the department of transportation. (SB512 HD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2019 Regular Session" identifier: "SB 512" citation: "Hawaii SB 512 (2019 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Budget", "Department of Transportation", "Operating Expenses", "Appropriation ($)"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["INOUYE"] version_count: 2 action_count: 34 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2019-01-18" last_action: "2019-04-15" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4703489-3071-4b57-b08f-7c23c12c5bc1" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=512&year=2019" source_hash: "a15d4dc864beb551ef46fa05d17c2f13e58528f68c271d4c1b2f97d262fb1a92" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii SB 512 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the department of transportation. (SB512 HD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB512** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB512_.HTM) 2. **SB512_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB512_HD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower - The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper - The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - INOUYE — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction` - **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2019-01-24** Referred to TRS, WAM. `referral-committee` - **2019-01-30** The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-19 1:15PM in conference room 225. - **2019-02-04** The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, English, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-11** Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 163) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - **2019-02-11** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - **2019-02-15** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211. - **2019-02-19** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1142) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - **2019-03-01** One Day Notice 03-05-19. - **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 165) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction` - **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2019-03-07** Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee` - **2019-03-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 03-20-19 10:45AM in House conference room 423. - **2019-03-20** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Woodson, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-22** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1628), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - **2019-03-22** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2019-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-29-19 3:30PM in House conference room 308. - **2019-03-29** The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-03-19. - **2019-04-01** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-03-19 2:30PM in conference room 308. - **2019-04-03** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2215) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading. - **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19. - **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Say voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2019-04-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 716). `introduction` - **2019-04-09** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-11-19. - **2019-04-09** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-19. - **2019-04-11** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. - **2019-04-11** Received notice of Senate agreement and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 894). - **2019-04-11** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2019-04-15** Act 006, on 04/12/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `executive-signature` - **2019-04-15** Act 006, 04/12/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4703489-3071-4b57-b08f-7c23c12c5bc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).