SB 3157 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary
Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to reissue procurement for the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program every five years. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a $12,000,000 as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Part II: Limits the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Expands the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to high-risk locations of state or county highways as determined by the Department of Transportation, under certain conditions. Provides restrictions for the expansion of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program and Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. Part III: Amends the definition of "county" as it relates to the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program. (CD1)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Signed Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

SB3157_HD1 SB3157_HD2 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from House Draft 1 to House Draft 2, updating internal administrative metadata such as the author's name and version numbers. The most significant substantive change involves a redaction of a specific funding threshold, removing the explicit dollar amount ($25,000,000) that previously triggered the requirement for excess funds to lapse to the state general fund.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program, but the specific financial trigger for fund lapses is now undefined in the text.
FISCAL

The specific dollar threshold ($25,000,000) for unencumbered funds that must lapse to the general fund was removed and replaced with a blank space or placeholder.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata was updated, changing the bill author from Chris Kobayashi to Shelby Ichiyama and updating the legislative session identifier from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
19
Committee
18
Amendments
2
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 198-26) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
May 1, 2026
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 198-26).
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
lower
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:35 PM; Conference Room 411.
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.
lower
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 758).
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1337-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 16
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 117).
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to TRS, WAM.
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
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HI
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