Establish a safe routes to school program vehicle registration surcharge on certain motor vehicle registrations to be imposed and collected no later than 12/31/2025. Prohibits the use of facial recognition software in the operation of any photo red light imaging detector systems or automated speed enforcement systems. Clarifies the citations and summons procedures for the Automated Speed Enforcement Detector Systems Program. (CD1)
us/states/hi
Hawaii Legislature
2025
HB 1231
Hawaii HB 1231 (2025)
bill
Automated Speed Enforcement Systems
Department of Transportation
Facial Recognition Software
Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund
Safe Routes to School Program Vehicle Registration Surcharge
Hawaii HB 1231 (2025) — RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Establish a safe routes to school program vehicle registration surcharge on certain motor vehicle registrations to be imposed and collected no later than 12/31/2025. Prohibits the use of facial recognition software in the operation of any photo red light imaging detector systems or automated speed enforcement systems. Clarifies the citations and summons procedures for the Automated Speed Enforcement Detector Systems Program. (CD1)
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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; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Souza voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). 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. 214).
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 214) 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, Grandinetti, Pierick; 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: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Kim, Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. 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.
2025-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-23 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-21 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 850). receipt
2025-04-21 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Elefante, DeCorte.
2025-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 781). receipt
2025-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Pierick.
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. 750) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-04 One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04 Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1801) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-01 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, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27 The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-21 Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1347) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
2025-03-18 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
2025-03-14 The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-04 Referred to TCA, WAM/JDC. referral-committee
2025-03-04 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-03-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 159). 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. 924), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-19 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 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, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 704) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-13 The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27 Referred to TRN, FIN, 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/796a63e9-3396-4c10-867a-47b53af9ebb1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).