HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1259 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D. 1 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1259
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII S.D. 1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1259
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
S.D. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291C-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The department of transportation or a county shall consider the following factors when setting a maximum speed limit pursuant to section 291C-102: (1) An engineering study conducted for the road whose maximum speed limit is being set[; provided that the engineering study], which shall include an analysis of the current speed distribution of free-flowing vehicles; provided [further] that [the requirements of] this paragraph shall not apply when the department of transportation or any county reduces a maximum speed limit within [one]: (A) One mile of a school; and (B) Ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road; (2) For sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway, the department of transportation shall use guidance provided by the National Association of City Transportation Officials; and [(2)] (3) Any other factors prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
SECTION 1. Section 291C-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The department of transportation or a county shall consider the following factors when setting a maximum speed limit pursuant to section 291C-102:
(1) An engineering study conducted for the road whose maximum speed limit is being set[; provided that the engineering study], which shall include an analysis of the current speed distribution of free-flowing vehicles; provided [further] that [the requirements of] this paragraph shall not apply when the department of transportation or any county reduces a maximum speed limit within [one]:
(A) One mile of a school; and
(B) Ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road;
(2) For sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway, the department of transportation shall use guidance provided by the National Association of City Transportation Officials; and
[(2)] (3) Any other factors prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title: DOT; Speed Limits; Factors to Consider; Reduction Description: Specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed limit within ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road. Requires the Department of Transportation to use National Association of City Transportation Officials guidance when setting a maximum speed limit for sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
DOT; Speed Limits; Factors to Consider; Reduction
Description:
Specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed limit within ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road. Requires the Department of Transportation to use National Association of City Transportation Officials guidance when setting a maximum speed limit for sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately on a highway. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.