---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES."
description: "Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services if certain conditions are met. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 862"
citation: "Hawaii HB 862 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Education", "Department of Transportation", "Motorcoaches", "School Bus Services", "Small Buses", "State Public Charter School Commission", "Student Transportation", "and Vans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "GARCIA", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KUSCH", "LA CHICA", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MIYAKE", "OLDS", "PERRUSO", "PIERICK", "QUINLAN", "REYES ODA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TODD", "WARD", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/534e0f9c-4e14-409e-81d5-75016cef139e"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=862&year=2025"
source_hash: "1d8b3b9cf68f274f24b722d071213f92c1f543f43204c867e6d1e2359efa74e4"
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 HB 862 (2025) — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services if certain conditions are met. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB862** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB862_.HTM)
2. **HB862_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB862_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB862_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB862_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB862_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB862_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **23–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AMATO — primary (person)
- GARCIA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KUSCH — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- PIERICK — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- REYES ODA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WARD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-05-30** Act 140, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). `became-law`
- **2025-05-30** Act 140, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 213).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 213) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Morikawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 859). `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Kanuha.
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
- **2025-04-17** Re-referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 33 `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-08** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 685) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2025-04-08** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** One Day Notice 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1303) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-13** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 03-13-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2025-03-07** The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-04** Referred to TCA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 128). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 936), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-24** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-13** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 579) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-11** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-23** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-21** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/534e0f9c-4e14-409e-81d5-75016cef139e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).