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SB106Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Pedestrians.

EngrossedSenate Transportation

Introduced by Karl Rhoads, District 13

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes a three-year Pedestrian Safety Pilot Program in a county with population of two hundred fifty thousand or less, under certain conditions. Authorizes the Governor to revoke and abolish the Pilot Program and overturn a county's request to opt-out of the Pilot Program. Authorizes a county with a population of over two hundred fifty thousand to participate in the Pilot Program, subject to certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires a driver of a vehicle to yield to a pedestrian when the pedestrian clearly indicates their intention to cross a roadway within a crosswalk. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · February 19, 2025

3

Yes

1

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
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Absent
Brenton Awa23No

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TCA, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Elefante, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 130) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1024) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, McKelvey, Moriwaki. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Elefante). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 85) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Miyake; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1383) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Lamosao, Matsumoto, Miyake voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  22. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2042) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  24. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Chun, Garcia, Garrett, Holt, Kong, Lamosao, Matsumoto, Miyake, Shimizu, Souza voting no (11) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  25. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 629).

  26. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

  28. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  29. Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

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