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HI HB 1163

enacted

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1163 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1163 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Act 019, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).

What is HI HB 1163 about?

Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non‑domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1163?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1163.

Description

Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non‑domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. (CD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Act 019, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Act 019, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-19

    Act 019, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-30

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

    passage

  5. 2026-04-30

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-30

    Transmitted to Governor.

  8. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-04-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.

  10. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3-26).

  11. 2026-04-28

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26

  12. 2026-04-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-27

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

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  14. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  15. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Chang Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  17. 2026-04-20

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

  18. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  21. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  22. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 571) in amended form (SD 2).

  23. 2026-04-09

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3690) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  24. 2026-04-09

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-03-31

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-24

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3141) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  28. 2026-03-24

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 132).

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  32. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

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  33. 2026-03-10

    Referred to TRS, JDC.

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  34. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1005-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  35. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

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  36. 2026-03-04

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-03-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  39. 2025-02-14

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 702) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  40. 2025-02-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  41. 2025-02-13

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  44. 2025-01-23

    Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  45. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-13 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Evslin: not voting
    • Kitagawa: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • DeCorte: not voting

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-27 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • DeCorte: not voting

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

    2026-04-27 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 25-0

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