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SCR 181 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP ON LOWERING THE LEGAL LIMIT OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO 0.05 GRAMS OF ALCOHOL PER ONE HUNDRED MILLILITERS OF BLOOD WITH THE INTENT OF PRIORITIZING SAFETY AND SAVING LIVES ON HAWAII'S ROADS.

SCR 181 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution urging Hawaii's Department of Transportation to form a working group to study lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit from 0.08% to 0.05% for drivers. The working group would examine Hawaii's alcohol-impaired driving crash data, compare outcomes from other jurisdictions with a 0.05% limit, and assess potential economic impacts on bars and restaurants. It would also evaluate public awareness strategies and revenue effects before submitting recommendations to the legislature by 2026. This resolution does not change current law but initiates a study to inform potential future policy decisions. The working group would include transportation officials, prosecutors, safety experts, and representatives from hospitality and advocacy groups.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationUrges lowering BAC limit to 0.05% to enhance road safety, reduce impaired driving crashes, and prioritize safety on Hawaii's roads - directly aligns with transportation safety standards.95% confidence
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025
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This bill is a Senate Concurrent Resolution that urges the Department of Transportation to create a working group to study lowering Hawaii's legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. The document appears to be a technical reformatting of the original bill with significant changes to its header information, metadata, and page layout, but the substantive policy content regarding the working group's purpose and membership remains largely the same.
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Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2025

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Matayoshi excused (3).
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2056) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA.
lower
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-0-3)
house
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 28
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 528) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1616) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
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.
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to TCA.
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Offered.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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