HI HB461

Directs the Department of Human Resources Development to create a comprehensive Commuting Choice Benefit Program for all state employees, promoting healthy, economical, and environmentally sustainable commuting alternatives to single-occupant vehicle use

Requires each state department and agency to establish volunteer employee transportation coordinators at each worksite to distribute educational materials and encourage program participation through monthly meetings

Mandates fully subsidized public transit and bikeshare passes as a benefit option for all state employees, integrated into employee badges

Creates a parking opt-out program allowing state employees to receive financial incentives for giving up their parking stall

Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish permanent positions within DHRD and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization to administer the program, with a progress report due 40 days before the 2026 legislative session