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HB1454 • 2026

RELATING TO VEHICLE MILEAGE.

RELATING TO VEHICLE MILEAGE.

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Sponsor
TAM (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of the law is not specified in the provided bill text.

Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Law

This law requires employers to reimburse employees for vehicle mileage expenses when using their personal vehicles for work-related tasks.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires employers to reimburse employees for vehicle mileage expenses incurred while performing job duties or at the employer's direction.
  • Specifies that reimbursement rates must follow Internal Revenue Service (IRS) standards.
  • Exempts travel between an employee's home and workplace from reimbursement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers
  • Employees

Terms To Know

Reimbursement
Money given back to someone who paid for something they should not have had to pay for.
Mileage expenses
The cost of driving a car, like gas and maintenance, based on how many miles are driven.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not cover personal commuting costs.
  • Effective date is not specified in the bill text.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-27 H

    Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO VEHICLE MILEAGE.
Vehicle Mileage; Reimbursement; Personal Vehicles
Requires employers to reimburse employees for vehicle mileage expenses incurred when using their personal vehicle to carry out employee duties or at the direction of the employer.

Current Bill Text

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HB1454

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1454

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to vehicle mileage
.

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

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SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that transportation
costs are a major contributing factor to the high cost of living in the
State.
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The legislature further finds
that private employers are not currently required to reimburse employees for
mileage expenses when using their personal vehicle to carry out work-related duties.
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California, Illinois, and Massachusetts have
implemented laws to ensure that employees are fairly compensated for such
usage.
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The legislature additionally
finds that when employers require employees to carry out certain responsibilities
that involve driving their personal vehicle, the employer should bear the costs
associated with such usage.

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The
purpose of this Act is to require employers to reimburse employees for vehicle
mileage expenses incurred when using their personal vehicle to carry out
employee duties or at the direction of the employer.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 388, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:

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Vehicle mileage; reimbursement.
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(a)
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An employer shall reimburse an employee for
vehicle mileage expenses incurred when using their personal vehicle to carry
out employee duties or at the direction of the employer; provided that employers
shall not be required to reimburse employees for any personal commuting
expenses, including travel between an employee's home and workplace.

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(b)
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Employees shall be reimbursed at a rate equal to the standard mileage
rates established by the Internal Revenue Service.
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SECTION 3.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties
that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before its effective date.

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SECTION 4.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Vehicle
Mileage; Reimbursement; Personal Vehicles

Description:

Requires
employers to reimburse employees for vehicle mileage expenses incurred when
using their personal vehicle to carry out employee duties or at the direction
of the employer.

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