Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.
State of HawaiiHawaiiLowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. (CD1)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- May 21, 2026
- 175 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI HB 1696 · PassedMay 21
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). · May 21, 2026
Sponsors
DKDarius KilaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
TMTyson MiyakeRepresentative · Democrat · HD-010Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
MPMahina PoepoeRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
JTJenna TakenouchiRepresentative · Democrat · HD-027Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
CMChris MuraokaRepresentative · Republican · HD-045
Bill history
Newest first.
May 21, 2026Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).House
May 21, 2026Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).Senate
May 1, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).Senate
Apr 30, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House
Apr 30, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).House
Apr 30, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Senate
Apr 30, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House
Apr 28, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26Senate
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Apr 28, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-26).Senate
Apr 28, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.House
Apr 28, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 24, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 24, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Tarnas, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Apr 22, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.Senate
Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.Senate
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.House
Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate
Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House
Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1).House
Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate
Apr 10, 2026Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate
Apr 9, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 1, 2026The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 25, 2026The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 23, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.Senate
Mar 23, 2026Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3106) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.Senate
Mar 17, 2026The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Mar 13, 2026The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 13, 2026The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Referred to TRS, JDC.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 267).Senate
Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House
Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House
Mar 6, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1172-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Mar 5, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.House
Mar 3, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House
Feb 20, 2026Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 653-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House
Feb 19, 2026The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.House
Feb 13, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Jan 26, 2026Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1House
Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House
Jan 20, 2026Prefiled.House
Recorded votes
Senate Transportation: Passed, UnamendedMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 9, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- DOT
- Commercial Driver's Licenses
- Minimum Age
- DLIR
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