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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 321: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 321 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Primary sponsor: Joy San Buenaventura (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic), Kurt Fevella (Republican), Troy Hashimoto (Democratic), LEE, C.. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Act 088, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that in any county with a population of less than 250,000, fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/2027. Sunsets 7/1/2032. (CD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy San BuenaventuraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Troy HashimotoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
LEEPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
C.Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sharon MoriwakiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 088, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
  2. Act 088, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  4. Enrolled to Governor.
  5. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
  7. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  8. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:00PM in conference room 411.
  9. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
  10. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  11. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 99).
  12. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source