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HB697HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Transportation.

Last status update Feb 28, 2025

What this measure contains

Allows authorized employees of the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to county police departments, to perform certain actions in reviewing recorded images produced by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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Related measures

  • SB1208— Same As
  • HB697— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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 JHA
  4. SD1by PSM

Companion measures: SB1208, HB697. 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

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 3 excused

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

    9 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    44 aye · 3 no · 4 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    42 aye · 5 no · 4 excused

  7. Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 2 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    11 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    21 aye · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB697
MemberTCA
HD2		PSM
HD2		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD1)
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007ExcusedAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeExcusedAye
Angus McKelveySD-006No
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002NoNo
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
4 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTCA
HD2		PSM
HD2		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB697
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*NoNoNoAye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Sam KongHD-033ExcusedAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011NoNoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeExcusedAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeExcused
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
15 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

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, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 930), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Kong, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 116).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC.

  19. The committee(s) on TCA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. 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.

  21. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  22. Reported from TCA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1309) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

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

  24. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  26. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..

  27. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  29. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  30. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 662) in amended form (SD 1).

  31. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  35. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Wakai, Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs.

  36. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

  37. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  44. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  45. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  46. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  47. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  48. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  49. Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC.

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