HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2589
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as "Sara's Law".
SECTION 2. Section 286-136, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Any person who is convicted of violating section 286-102, 286-122, 286-130, 286-131, 286-132, 286-133, or 286-134 shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500 and a maximum fine of $1,000, or imprisoned no more than one year, or both, if the person has two or more prior convictions for the same offense in the preceding five-year period[[Struck through: .]][Underlined: ; provided that upon a second conviction for the same offense within five years:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: The defendant shall be guilty of a class A felony and sentenced pursuant to section 706-659 if the defendant's action results in the death of another person; and]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: The vehicle owned and used by the defendant in the commission of the second offense may be ordered by the court to be subject to forfeiture under chapter 712A.]"
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Driving Without a License; Penalties; Class A Felony; Vehicle; Forfeiture
Description:
Makes a second conviction for operating a motor vehicle without a license within a five-year period a Class A felony if the defendant's actions result in the death of another person. Adds forfeiture of a vehicle as a penalty on a second conviction for operating a motor vehicle without a license within a five-year period.
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