SB 2993 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Resources Development to offer fully subsidized public transit passes for state employees. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2993 → SB2993_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill update shifts the legislative session from the House to the Senate and changes the bill number to SD1. The most significant policy change is the effective date of the public transit subsidy program, which was moved from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2077, delaying the start of the program by over a decade. Additionally, the text was updated to reference a settlement agreement rather than a court case and included a specific note regarding the new effective date.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on providing subsidized public transit passes to state employees, but the applicability of the funding is now delayed until 2077.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the subsidized transit program was changed from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2077.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to reflect Senate Bill SD1 instead of the House version.

The legal citation was updated to refer to a 'settlement agreement' instead of the original court case name.

REQUIREMENT

A specific note was added to the text explicitly stating the new effective date of January 1, 2077.

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 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors