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SCR145Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Evaluate Whether The State Should Implement A Demerit Point System For Traffic Violations.

EngrossedHouse Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Introduced by Karl Rhoads, District 13

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Official description

Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Evaluate Whether The State Should Implement A Demerit Point System For Traffic Violations.

Where it stands

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).

April 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Transportation: Passed, Unamended · March 24, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

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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 Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to TRS.

  3. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  5. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3475) with recommendation of adoption.

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  8. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 487).

  9. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 28

  10. Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:05AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  12. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2165-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  13. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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