Hawaii House Bill 1696
Session 2026
Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.
Became Law
Became Law on May 21, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 20, 2026
Latest Action
May 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1696
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
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)
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05/21/2026
Senate
Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
05/21/2026
House
Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
05/01/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).
04/30/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
04/30/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
04/30/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).
04/30/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
04/28/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/28/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-26).
04/28/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26
04/24/2026
House
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.
04/24/2026
Senate
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.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).
04/22/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
Senate
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.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1).
04/10/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
04/10/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
04/09/2026
Senate
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.
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
03/23/2026
Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3106) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
03/23/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
03/17/2026
Senate
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.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 267).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to TRS, JDC.
03/10/2026
House
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.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1172-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
03/05/2026
House
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.
03/03/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/20/2026
House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 653-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
02/20/2026
House
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).
02/19/2026
House
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.
02/13/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/20/2026
House
Prefiled.
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