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HB1167 • 2026

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

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Sponsor
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on salary and benefits coverage or the exact amount to be used from the appropriation.

Emergency Money for Transportation

This bill provides emergency funding from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation for enforcing motor carrier laws in fiscal year 2024-2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $1,500,000 or as much as needed out of the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2024-2025.
  • Uses this money to cover payroll, fringe benefits, and administrative costs related to enforcing motor carrier laws transferred from the Public Utilities Commission.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Transportation, which will receive funding.
  • Employees at the Department of Transportation involved in enforcing motor carrier laws.

Terms To Know

State Highway Fund
A special fund used by the state for road and highway projects.
Motor Carrier Law
Rules that govern big trucks and other large vehicles on the roads.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much of the $1,500,000 will be used.
  • It is unclear if this funding will cover all costs related to enforcing motor carrier laws.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment makes an emergency appropriation from the State Highway Fund to cover costs for the Department of Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law in fiscal year 2024-2025.

  • Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to pay for payroll, fringe benefits, and administrative costs related to enforcing the Motor Carrier Law transferred by Act 117.
  • Specifies that any unspent funds will return to the State Highway Fund on June 30, 2026.
  • The effective date of July 1, 3000 is likely a placeholder and needs correction.
  • Details about the exact amount appropriated are not provided in the amendment text.
SD1

3

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: This amendment makes an emergency appropriation from the State Highway Fund to provide funds for the Department of Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law in fiscal year 2024-2025.

  • Appropriates money from the State Highway Fund to cover costs related to enforcing the motor carrier law transferred by Act 117, including payroll, fringe benefits, and administrative expenses for the Department of Transportation.
  • The exact amount of funds appropriated is not specified in the amendment text.
  • Details on how the funds will be managed and distributed are not provided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.

  2. 2026-04-02 S

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

  3. 2026-04-01 H

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20 H

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

  5. 2026-03-20 S

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  6. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  7. 2025-04-25 S

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

  8. 2025-04-25 H

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

  9. 2025-04-25 H

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

  10. 2025-04-25 H

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

  11. 2025-04-25 H

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

  12. 2025-04-24 S

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

  13. 2025-04-23 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  14. 2025-04-22 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  15. 2025-04-21 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

  16. 2025-04-17 H

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.

  17. 2025-04-16 H

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

  18. 2025-04-16 S

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Aquino Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  19. 2025-04-15 S

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

  20. 2025-04-14 H

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

  21. 2025-04-11 S

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

  22. 2025-04-10 H

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  23. 2025-04-08 H

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 743) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. 2025-04-08 S

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. 2025-04-04 S

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  26. 2025-04-04 S

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1793) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2025-04-02 S

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  28. 2025-03-27 S

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. 2025-03-21 S

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

  30. 2025-03-21 S

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1335) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2025-03-20 S

    The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  32. 2025-03-17 S

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 4:20PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  33. 2025-03-04 S

    Referred to TCA, WAM.

  34. 2025-03-04 S

    Passed First Reading.

  35. 2025-03-04 S

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 153).

  36. 2025-02-28 H

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  37. 2025-02-28 H

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 923), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2025-02-21 H

    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.

  39. 2025-02-19 H

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

  40. 2025-02-11 H

    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, Ward excused (2).

  41. 2025-02-11 H

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 370) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  42. 2025-02-10 H

    Received from Governor re: Recommended for Immediate Passage (Gov. Msg. No. 3).

  43. 2025-02-04 H

    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.

  44. 2025-01-31 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3

  46. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  47. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Emergency Appropriation; State Highway Fund; Department of Transportation; Motor Carrier Law ($)
Makes an emergency appropriation out of the State Highway Fund to provide funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the Department of Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1167

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1167

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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This Act is
recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9
of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

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SECTION 2.
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Act 117, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, transferred the enforcement of the
motor carrier law from the public utilities commission to the department of
transportation without appropriations to fund positions and administrative
costs.
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The purpose of this Act is to
make an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the department of
transportation to cover payroll, fringe benefits, and administration costs for
the enforcement of the motor carrier law.

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the state highway fund the sum of
$1,500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for
payroll, fringe benefits, and administrative costs for the enforcement of the
motor carrier law transferred by Act 117, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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Any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the
appropriation authorized under this Act shall not lapse at the end of the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
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Any unexpended and unencumbered balance of
the appropriation made in this Act as of the close of business on June 30, 2026,
shall lapse back to the state highway fund.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Emergency Appropriation; State Highway Fund; Department of
Ttransportation

Description:

Makes an emergency appropriation out of the State Highway
Fund to provide funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the Department of
Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law.

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