Bill > SB1196

This bill establishes a new rideshare fee to be collected on each ride originated through a rideshare application, with the specific dollar amount left blank in the current draft. The fee will be levied on the rider and collected by rideshare platforms, which must then remit the fees to the state's Department of Taxation. All collected fees will be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund, which is an existing fund designed to support transportation safety initiatives around schools. The bill's legislative findings highlight the growing rideshare industry's impact on transportation infrastructure, noting that the fee will help visitors and rideshare platforms contribute more directly to road maintenance and safety, particularly near schools. The fee is modeled after similar successful approaches in other states like Minnesota and aims to create a self-sustaining funding mechanism for transportation infrastructure improvements. The proposed legislation will take effect on July 1, 2025, and amends existing Hawaii Revised Statutes to incorporate this new fee structure into the state's transportation and taxation framework.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1196&year=2026