HB 1302 Summary

• Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to develop and implement a comprehensive transportation demand management program to promote sustainable commuting modes and reduce single-occupancy vehicle use among state employees.

• Mandates each state department establish a volunteer employee transportation coordinator at each worksite to distribute educational materials and encourage program participation through monthly meetings with DHRD and the Oahu metropolitan planning organization.

• Requires DHRD to offer fully subsidized public transit passes and bikeshare passes as employee benefits, integrated into employee badges in accordance with existing transit pass badging programs.

• Directs DHRD to coordinate with the Department of Accounting and General Services to develop a parking opt-out program allowing state employees to forgo parking stalls in exchange for a financial incentive.

• Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish the program, including one full-time position in DHRD and one full-time position in the Oahu metropolitan planning organization.