HB1523 House Bill

Passed

2026-03-06

Relating To The Statewide Traffic Code.

Removes references to countdown timers as it relates to pedestrian-control signals, including the requirement that pedestrians must begin crossing a roadway before a countdown timer begins. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill Details

State

Hawaii

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_ind...

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Action History

2026-03-31 S The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

2026-03-25 S The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

2026-03-23 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

2026-03-23 S Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3105) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

2026-03-17 S The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

2026-03-13 S The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

2026-03-13 S The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

2026-03-10 S Referred to TRS, JDC.

2026-03-10 S Passed First Reading.

2026-03-10 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 135).

2026-03-06 H Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Olds voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

2026-03-06 H Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 993-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

2026-02-26 H The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

2026-02-18 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

2026-02-18 H Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

2026-02-17 H The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.

2026-02-12 H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:15AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

2026-02-12 H The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-17-26 at 9:15AM.

2026-02-10 H Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

2026-01-26 H Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

2026-01-21 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.

2026-01-14 H Prefiled.

Votes

2026-03-17 Senate Transportation: Passed, Unamended Yea: 5 Nay: 0

2026-03-31 Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 4 Nay: 1

Committee Referrals

2026-01-26 H Transportation

2026-02-18 H Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

2026-03-10 S Transportation

2026-03-23 S Judiciary

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-14 Introduced

2026-02-17 Amended

Subjects

Pedestrian-control Signals Traffic Code Countdown Timer