Hawaii House Bill 2589
Session 2026
Relating To Driving Without A License.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2026
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 20, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2589
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
checkPassed on February 19, 2026
Motion Text
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Clarifies that negligent homicide in the first degree shall include situations where a person causes the death of another person while operating a vehicle without a valid license. Establishes that a violation of this provision shall be a class B felony, with escalation to a class A felony when the person has two or more prior convictions for driving without a valid license within five years. Clarifies what constitutes a prior conviction for driving without a valid license. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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02/20/2026
House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660-26) 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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.
02/02/2026
House
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 6
01/28/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Sources
HI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 29, 2026 6:35:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2026 10:57:49 AM