Relating To Traffic Safety.
Last status update Jun 5, 2026
What this measure contains
Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions related to the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle. Increases the minimum age to ride in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while in operation from twelve years of age to sixteen years of age. (CD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 20, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 17, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 7, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 10, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 30, 2026
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Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
Companion measure: SB2026. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House TRN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2
4 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused
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House third reading on HD2: Passed
50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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Transportation (TRS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD2: Passed
22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused
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Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Senate final reading on CD1: Passed
22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused
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House final reading on CD1: Passed
48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | TRS HD2 | JDC SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference SD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | No | No | Aye → No at Senate third reading (SD2) | ||
| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Excused | No | No | |||
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | No | No | ||||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | TRS HD2 | JDC SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference SD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | TRN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | JHA HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference SD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye* | Aye | Aye* | Aye | No | Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)Aye → No at House final reading (CD1) | |
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at House final reading (CD1) | |||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye* | Aye | Aye* | Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)Added reservations at House final reading (CD1) | ||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Excused | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye* | Aye | Aye | Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2) | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
32 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | TRN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | JHA HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference SD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Michael RatcliffeHD-028 | Aye | ||||||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗
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Legislative history
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Prefiled.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1
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Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.
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Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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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).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.
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Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1173-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
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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.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265).
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.
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Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
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The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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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.
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Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
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The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
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Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3743) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2).
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House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
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Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
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House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Kanuha.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
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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, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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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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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 55-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 55-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0).
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Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
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Transmitted to Governor.
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Act 095, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).
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Act 095, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).