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HB 1879STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.

Establishes within the Department of Transportation a subsidized youth transit program for youth who are residents of the State, to be coordinated with the counties. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules, expand eligibility, and consult with the Department of Education on best practices, under certain conditions. Establishes the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Requires biannual evaluations of the new program and Special Fund. Allocates funds from the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the Subsidized Youth Transit Program Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 2/19/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

16 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/19/2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  2. 2/19/2026Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 528-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  3. 2/17/2026The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.
  4. 2/12/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 2/10/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  6. 2/10/2026Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 128-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.
  7. 2/5/2026The 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.
  8. 2/3/2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/3/2026The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-26 9:30AM.
  10. 1/30/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 10:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.