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HI HB 1696

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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1696 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1696 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-21): Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).

What is HI HB 1696 about?

Lowers 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)

Who sponsors HI HB 1696?

KILA, MIYAKE, POEPOE and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1696, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Lowers 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)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-21 — Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • Muraokacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-21

    Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-21

    Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).

    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).

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  5. 2026-04-30

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

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  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. 9-26) 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. 9-26).

  11. 2026-04-28

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

  12. 2026-04-24

    The 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.

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  13. 2026-04-24

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

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  14. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.

  16. 2026-04-21

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

  17. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas 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 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  22. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1).

  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  24. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-09

    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.

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  26. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  27. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-03-23

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3106) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  29. 2026-03-23

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-17

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 267).

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  34. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  35. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRS, JDC.

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  36. 2026-03-10

    Passed 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.

    passage

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1172-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  39. 2026-03-05

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-02-20

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 653-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  42. 2026-02-20

    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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2026-02-19

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-01-26

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

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  46. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  47. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-03-05 · pass · 7-0

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

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

    2026-03-17 · 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, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-09 · 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 1).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-24 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-04-24 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 25-0

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