THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 12, 2026

TIME:

3:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

EIG

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 2699

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.

Establishes within the Department of Transportation a fare-free youth transit program, to be coordinated with the counties.  Establishes a fare-free youth transit program special fund.  Requires biannual evaluations of the new program and special fund.  Allocates moneys from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to the fare-free youth transit program special fund.  Appropriates moneys into and out of the fare-free youth transit program special fund.  Requires reports to the Legislature.

 

TRS/EIG, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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