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HB1696HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.

Last status update May 21, 2026

What this measure contains

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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Related measures

  • SB2896— Same As

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How this measure moved

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by TRN
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by JDC
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2896. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House TRN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  5. Transportation (TRS) on HD2: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Judiciary (JDC) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1696
MemberTRS
HD2		JDC
HD2		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
HD2		JDC
HD2		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1696
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeExcusedAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
31 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

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

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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).

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

  9. 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.

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

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

  12. 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.

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

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to TRS, JDC.

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

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

  18. 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.

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

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

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

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

  23. 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.

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

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 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.

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

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

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

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

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

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

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

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  39. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-26).

  40. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26

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

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

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

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

  45. Transmitted to Governor.

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

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

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