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HCR127Introduced in the House

Requesting The Department Of Transportation And Department Of Law Enforcement To Collaborate To Establish A State Highway Police Force.

EngrossedSenate Transportation

Introduced by Darius Kila, District 44

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Requesting The Department Of Transportation And Department Of Law Enforcement To Collaborate To Establish A State Highway Police Force.

Where it stands

Referred to TRS/PSM.

April 10, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Offered

  2. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19

  3. Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  5. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1682-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  6. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  7. Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  9. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1874-26), recommending adoption.

  10. Adopted with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  11. Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 571).

  13. Referred to TRS/PSM.

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