# Hawaii HB 2454: RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

Hawaii HB 2454, RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by LA CHICA; status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 424).) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2454-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2454
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 424).
- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Safe Routes to School, Department of Transportation, Counties, Funding, Eligibility and Accountability, TRS, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (125 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Department of Transportation to administer the Safe Routes to School Program. Amends the purposes for which funds of the Safe Routes to School Special Fund may be used for. Establishes deadlines for when funds from Safe Routes to School Special Fund that are allocated to the counties should be obligated or expended by. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: David Alcos III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elle Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2454_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2454_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2454_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2454_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2454_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2454-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).