Specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed limit within ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road. Requires the Department of Transportation or a county, to the extent practicable, to consider National Association of City Transportation Officials guidance when setting a maximum speed limit for sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 1259 (2025) — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed limit within ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road. Requires the Department of Transportation or a county, to the extent practicable, to consider National Association of City Transportation Officials guidance when setting a maximum speed limit for sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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, Pierick excused (2). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 62).
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 62) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
2025-04-23 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Gabbard, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-21 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-17 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.
2025-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). receipt
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Pierick.
2025-04-08 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). receipt
2025-04-04 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-03 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 559) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-03 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-02 One Day Notice 04-03-25.
2025-04-02 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1511) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-27 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-21 Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1299) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
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, JDC. referral-committee
2025-02-28 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-02-28 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74). introduction, receipt
2025-02-27 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
2025-02-27 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 896), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-11 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-11 Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 372) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-04 The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31 Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27 Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 4 referral-committee
2025-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-22 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86426da5-4fbd-4772-af60-460129a36495. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).