HB2337 • 2026

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund.
Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a certain amount as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund.
Effective 7/1/3000.

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HD1

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Plain English: HB2337 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2337 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2337 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Bill History

2026-03-03 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2026-03-02 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-02 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-26.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 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) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 662-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-19 H
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.
2026-02-13 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-26 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund
Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a certain amount as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2337

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2337

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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

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SECTION
1.
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Section 291C-161, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

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"(g)

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Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, fines collected pursuant to chapter 291L and section 291C-108 shall
be deposited into the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund
established under section 291L-10 and shall be expended [
in the county in
which the fine was imposed,
] for purposes that include the establishment,
implementation, operation, oversight, management, maintenance, and repair of an
automated speed enforcement system and implementation of the automated speed
enforcement systems program."

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SECTION
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Section 291L-10, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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Automated speed enforcement systems program
special fund; established.
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(a)
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There is established in the state treasury an
automated speed enforcement systems program special fund to be administered by
the department, into which shall be deposited all fines collected pursuant to
this chapter and section 291C-108.

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(b)
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Moneys in the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund
shall be expended by the department [
in the county in which the fine was
imposed,
] for the establishment, implementation, operation, oversight,
management, maintenance, and repair of an automated speed enforcement system
and implementation of the automated speed enforcement systems program.

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(c)
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All unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of $12,000,000
remaining on balance in the automated speed enforcement systems program special
fund at the close of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the
state general fund.
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated
Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special
Fund

Description:

Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated
Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of $12,000,000 as of
June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund.

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