Relating To Transportation.
Last status update Jan 23, 2025
What this measure contains
Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 21, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 12, 2025
Related measures
- SB1198— Same As
- HB861— Carry Over
Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.
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.
- Introduced
- HD1by EDN
Companion measures: SB1198, HB861. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House EDN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
11 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 0 no · 3 excused
House members along the path
| Member | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | |
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Excused | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | |
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | |
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | |
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | |
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Excused | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | |
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | |
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | |
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | |
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | |
| Gene WardHD-018 | Excused | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye |
37 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | ||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | ||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | ||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | ||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | ||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | ||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | ||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | ||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | ||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | ||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | ||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | ||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | ||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | ||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | ||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | ||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | ||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | ||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | ||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | ||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | ||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | ||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye |
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
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3
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Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 578) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.