RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Summary
Authorizes for a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge. Provides for disposition of funds of county mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the disposition of funds of state mileage-based road usage charge. Repeals the maximum amount a driver will pay in a state mileage-based road usage charge on June 30, 2028. Establishes a default state mileage-based road usage charge rate when missing, incomplete, or incorrect odometer reading information that will prevent the state mileage-based road usage charge from being calculated. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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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MODERATE
This bill version (SD1) updates the legislative metadata to reflect its status as a Senate committee draft. Substantively, it reorganizes the bill's purpose, clarifies that counties must set a zero rate until a specific rate is established, and adds new statutory purposes for the highway fund related to traffic safety and reducing vehicle miles traveled. It also adjusts the effective date to July 1, 2050, and renumbers the sections.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on implementing a mileage-based road usage charge for electric vehicles, but the text now explicitly includes new purposes for traffic control and reducing vehicle miles traveled.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to July 1, 2050.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement for counties to establish a mileage-based charge rate was clarified to state that the rate must be zero until officially established.
SCOPE
New statutory purposes were added to include traffic control, preservation of safety, and measures to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered (Sections 6-11) and updated with new metadata indicating it is a Senate Draft 1 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
9
Key actions
4
Committee
5
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/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 612) 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 EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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