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HB2333Introduced in the House

Relating To Transportation.

Engrossed

Introduced by Nadine Nakamura, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate airport special districts within airports statewide. Increases penalties for certain aeronautics law violations by reclassifying them from civil violations to petty misdemeanors. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Transportation: Passed, Unamended · March 19, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Chris Lee25Absent

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 6

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 654-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1180-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 401).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to TRS, JDC.

  16. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  18. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3143) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  20. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

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