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HI SB 2667

enacted

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2667 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2667 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Act 044, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).

What is HI SB 2667 about?

Amends the prohibition on the use of the far left lane by commercial vehicles on roadways with three or more lanes going in the same direction. Restricts motor vehicles towing a vehicle or trailer from using the far left lane, subject to specified exemptions. Establishes penalties for violations. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2667?

ELEFANTE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2667.

Description

Amends the prohibition on the use of the far left lane by commercial vehicles on roadways with three or more lanes going in the same direction. Restricts motor vehicles towing a vehicle or trailer from using the far left lane, subject to specified exemptions. Establishes penalties for violations. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Act 044, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ELEFANTEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Act 044, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Act 044, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 40-26).

  10. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  13. 2026-04-28

    The 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, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:20AM in conference room 329.

  17. 2026-04-24

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lee, C..

  19. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 687).

    introduction,receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  22. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-09

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2030-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-09

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  26. 2026-03-31

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-03-19

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1234-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  29. 2026-03-19

    Passed 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 none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-17

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  32. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2026-03-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  35. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 279) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3083) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-02-11

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2202) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  41. 2026-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

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  42. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TRS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 22-3

  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Muraoka: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kila: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Muraoka: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-01 · pass · 21-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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