Hawaii House Bill 1161

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-28 - Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Beginning 7/1/2028, authorizes a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Provides and requires a county to establish the rate of the road usage charge. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish county subaccounts within the State Highway Fund. Clarifies the disposition of funds for state mileage-based road usage charge. Beginning 7/1/2026, extends the state mileage-based road usage charge to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Clarifies the rate and calculation of the state mileage-based road usage charge. Specifies that rental motor vehicle companies may visibly pass the costs of the mileage-based road usage charges to the consumer. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Relating To Transportation.

Rep. Nadine Nakamura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-28	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-28	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 934), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21	House	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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.
2025-02-19	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-13	House	Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 614) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11	House	The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.
2025-02-07	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-04	House	Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-30	House	The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.
2025-01-28	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 01-30-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23	House	Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21	House	Pending introduction.

SB1480 (Same As) 2025-02-14 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1161&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1161_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1161_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1161_HD2_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1161_TESTIMONY_TRN_01-30-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB1161_HD1_HSCR117_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1161_HD1_TESTIMONY_CPC_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB1161_HD2_HSCR614_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1161_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-21-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB1161_HD2_HSCR934_.pdf