SB 927 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Establishes the Air Noise and Safety Task Force. Establishes the Airports Advisory Council. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt administrative rules to designate an airport security area within an airport property. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB927_SD1_PROPOSED → SB927_SD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to remove a section requiring the Air Carrier Commission to contract for emergency charter air services. The remaining sections were reorganized and expanded to focus on establishing an Air Noise and Safety Task Force and an Airports Advisory Council, while adding a new requirement for the Department of Transportation to designate airport security areas. The effective date of the legislation was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the mandate for emergency charter air services and expanded to include new provisions for airport security area designations and a more detailed description of the advisory councils' duties.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the requirement for the Air Carrier Commission to enter into a contract with a qualified charter air service provider for emergency transportation.

Added a new requirement authorizing the Department of Transportation to adopt rules designating airport security areas within airport properties.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050.

SCOPE

Reorganized the bill structure, merging the Air Noise and Safety Task Force and Airports Advisory Council sections and adding legislative findings regarding helicopter noise and airport disruptions.

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 2) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 637) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) 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., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 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

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to TCA, WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to TCA.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to TCA.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA will hold a public decision making on 02-06-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors