SB 1197 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AIRCRAFT.

Summary

Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to carry aircraft liability insurance coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1197 → SB1197_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, and to remove several formatting inconsistencies and metadata lines that were not part of the original legislative text. The core policy requirements regarding helicopter tour permits, safety rules, and insurance remain unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only the effective date was modified and formatting elements were cleaned up.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a clerical error that would delay implementation by decades.

TECHNICAL

Removed metadata lines, page numbers, and document identifiers that were not part of the original legislative text.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the bill text, including removing bracketed deletion markers and standardizing spacing.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 51) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Inouye, Richards). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 488) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA, CPN.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors