Bills

HB 2337: Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

Failed

(2026-03-03: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

What does this bill do?

The bill lets the state Department of Transportation use fines from automated speed enforcement systems (speed cameras) statewide instead of limiting the money to the county where the fine was issued. It also requires any unspent fund balance above a set amount on June 30 each year to lapse back to the state general fund.

Version:

Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of a certain amount as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Version:

HB2337 HD1

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2337
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 291C-161, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

"(g) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, fines collected pursuant to chapter 291L and section 291C-108 shall be deposited into the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund established under section 291L-10 and shall be expended [~~in the county in which the fine was imposed,~~] for purposes that include the establishment, implementation, operation, oversight, management, maintenance, and repair of an automated speed enforcement system and implementation of the automated speed enforcement systems program."

SECTION 2. Section 291L-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§291L-10[]] Automated speed enforcement systems program special fund; established. (a) There is established in the state treasury an automated speed enforcement systems program special fund to be administered by the department, into which shall be deposited all fines collected pursuant to this chapter and section 291C-108.

(b) Moneys in the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund shall be expended by the department [~~in the county in which the fine was imposed,~~] for the establishment, implementation, operation, oversight, management, maintenance, and repair of an automated speed enforcement system and implementation of the automated speed enforcement systems program.

(c) All unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of $ remaining on balance in the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund at the close of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the state general fund."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

Report Title:

Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund

Description:

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

HB2337

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2337
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 291C-161, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

SECTION 2. Section 291L-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§291L-10[]] Automated speed enforcement systems program special fund; established. (a) There is established in the state treasury an automated speed enforcement systems program special fund to be administered by the department, into which shall be deposited all fines collected pursuant to this chapter and section 291C-108.

(c) All unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of $12,000,000 remaining on balance in the automated speed enforcement systems program special fund at the close of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the state general fund."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund

Description:

Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of $12,000,000 as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund.

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

Date	Status
Mar 3, 2026	The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Mar 2, 2026	Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 2, 2026	The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-26.
Feb 27, 2026	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 20, 2026	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
Feb 20, 2026	Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 662-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 19, 2026	The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 13, 2026	Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 2, 2026	Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 6
Jan 28, 2026	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 26, 2026	Pending introduction.

Date	Description	Location	Votes
Feb 19, 2026	The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS	House Standing Committee on Transportation	9 0 0 Passed

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Organization	Position	Date
Department of Transportation	*** Support	Mar 2, 2026
Department of Transportation	** Support

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** Position recorded in bill analysis

*** Position recorded in written testimony

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 662-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 2337

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2337 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund in excess of $12,000,000 as of June 30 of each year to lapse to the general fund.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program plays a critical role in improving roadway safety and deterring dangerous speeding behavior across the State. Clear fiscal parameters and operational flexibility are necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of the program. By also removing county-specific expenditure restrictions, this measure provides the Department of Transportation with the flexibility to allocate funds where they are most needed, strengthening traffic safety efforts statewide and enhancing the efficient management of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the amount remaining on the balance in the special fund that triggers the lapse to the general fund to an unspecified amount; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

Your Committee respectfully requests your Committee on Finance, should it deliberate on this measure, to consider an amount in excess of $12,000,000 remaining on the balance in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund to lapse to the general fund.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2337, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2337, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

____________________________

DARIUS KILA, Chair

Date	Testimony PDF
Mar 2, 2026	HB2337_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-02-26_.PDF
Feb 18, 2026	HB2337_TESTIMONY_TRN_02-19-26_.PDF

Discussed in Hearing

30SEC

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HB2337_HD1 (2/19/2026)

HB 2337: Department of Transportation; Transportation; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund

Current Status:

What does this bill do?

House Standing Committee on Finance

House Standing Committee on Transportation

House Standing Committee on Transportation