Bill > SB1664

This bill modifies Hawaii's traffic safety laws to prioritize and enhance photo red light imaging detector systems in school zones. Specifically, the bill requires that if the state establishes a photo red light imaging detector system, it must prioritize installing these systems in school zones. The bill also changes how fines from these systems are handled, directing that fines collected for running a red light in a school zone will be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund instead of the general photo red light imaging detector systems program fund. The legislation defines a "school zone" as every street and public property in the vicinity of a school as designated by the department of transportation. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for a warning period during the first thirty days of operation of a new photo red light imaging detector system, where violators will receive a warning instead of a citation. The changes aim to improve traffic safety around schools by increasing enforcement and using the resulting fine revenues to support school route safety programs.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1664&year=2026