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HB1879HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Public Transit.

Last status update Jan 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes within the Department of Transportation a subsidized youth transit program for youth who are residents of the State, to be coordinated with the counties. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules, expand eligibility, and consult with the Department of Education on best practices, under certain conditions. Establishes the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Requires biannual evaluations of the new program and Special Fund. Allocates funds from the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • SB2699— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by TRN
  3. HD2by HSH

Companion measure: SB2699. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House TRN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House HSH committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    5 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    48 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1879
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		HSH
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House HSH committee (HD1)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House HSH committee (HD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
33 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		HSH
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 10:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-26 9:30AM.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  8. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 128-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.

  9. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

  12. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 528-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  13. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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