SB 1244 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ROADS.

Summary

Allows for a percentage of general excise and fuel taxes generated by the counties to be used for maintenance of private roadways that are open to the public. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1244 → SB1244_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to allow counties to use general excise and fuel taxes for the maintenance of privately owned roads that are open to and used by the public. The changes clarify the legislative purpose, update statutory language regarding surcharge deadlines and effective dates, and extend the bill's effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include privately owned roads used by the public as eligible for public funding, whereas the previous version focused on general road maintenance without this specific clarification.

SCOPE

Added a new section stating that privately owned roads open to the public are eligible for public funding for maintenance and investment.

TIMELINE

Changed the bill's effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting of dates and section numbers throughout the text to align with the new SD1 version.

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

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 621) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; 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 28, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to TCA, WAM.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/TCA, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors