# Hawaii SB 1009: RELATING TO PARKING.

Hawaii SB 1009, RELATING TO PARKING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 112, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1009
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO PARKING.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 112, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212).
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Reserved Parking Space Enforcement Fine, Parking, Persons with Disabilities, Electric Vehicles, TRN, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 12 (232 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Establishes a state reserved parking space enforcement fine for the unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities or electric vehicles. Deposits fifty percent of all fines into the general fund and fifty percent of all fines into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Specifies that a fine shall not be imposed on a person who parks in a space designated and marked as reserved for electric vehicles if the electric vehicle charging system is visibly inoperable or broken. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher fines for disability parking misuse: mixed, low. Misusing a disability parking space brings a $250 to $500 fine, plus court costs, and an extra $100 assessment. This includes improper permit use, blocking an access aisle or access to the space, and refusing or failing to show identification when asked. A person with a valid, current permit who fa…
- Higher fines for electric-vehicle parking misuse: mixed, low. Parking a non-electric vehicle in a marked electric-vehicle space, or parking without charging in a space with a charger, brings a $50 to $100 fine, plus court costs, and an extra $50 assessment. No fine or assessment applies in a marked space if an officer finds the charger visibly broken or inope…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.
- Cosponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (56)

- 2025-05-29: Act 112, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 112, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 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., Rhoads, Aquino, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 203). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 203) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads, Aquino Co-Chairs; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 591). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1949), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matayoshi voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1452) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1199) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-11: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 237) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 127) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Re-Referred to TCA, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to TCA, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1212_.PDF)
- SB1009_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1009_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1009_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1009_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1009_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1212_.PDF)
- [SB1009_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1009_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1009_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1009_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1009_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1009_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB613-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1009-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).