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State Government / Hawaii / Legislation / HB 706

HB 706Session 2026HousePassed a vote

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

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Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1)

Latest development · Apr 17, 2026

Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 17, 2025
Latest passage
Apr 8, 2025
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Transportation

Source subjects

Helmet RequirementMinorsSkateboards

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorTAKENOUCHI

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  1. Apr 17, 2026

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  2. Apr 2, 2026

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    ReceiptSenate
  3. Apr 1, 2026

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

    House
  4. Mar 20, 2026

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

    Senate
  5. Mar 20, 2026

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    ReceiptHouse
  6. Dec 8, 2025

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    Carried OverHawaii State Legislature
  7. Apr 15, 2025

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    ReceiptSenate
  8. Apr 15, 2025

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Inouye, Fevella.

    Senate
  9. Apr 15, 2025

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Apr 14, 2025

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Takenouchi, Pierick.

    House
  11. Apr 11, 2025

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    ReceiptSenate
  12. Apr 10, 2025

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    Amendment FailureHouse
  13. Apr 8, 2025

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    PassageSenate
  14. Apr 8, 2025

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 1).

    House
  15. Apr 4, 2025

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1675) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

    Senate
  16. Apr 4, 2025

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

    Senate
  17. Mar 27, 2025

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Mar 27, 2025

    The committee on JDC reconsidered its previous decision.

    Senate
  19. Mar 27, 2025

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Mar 25, 2025

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  21. Mar 21, 2025

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

    Senate
  22. Mar 21, 2025

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

    PassageReading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  23. Mar 21, 2025

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  24. Mar 18, 2025

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  25. Mar 14, 2025

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  26. Mar 6, 2025

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 271).

    IntroductionReceiptSenate
  27. Mar 6, 2025

    Passed First Reading.

    Reading 1Senate
  28. Mar 6, 2025

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  29. Mar 4, 2025

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    PassageHouse
  30. Feb 28, 2025

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1080), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    House
  31. Feb 20, 2025

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  32. Feb 18, 2025

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

    House
  33. Feb 11, 2025

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

    House
  34. Feb 11, 2025

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    Reading 2Referral CommitteeHouse
  35. Feb 6, 2025

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

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  36. Feb 4, 2025

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  37. Jan 21, 2025

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    IntroductionReading 1House
  38. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 2

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  39. Jan 17, 2025

    Pending introduction.

    House

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