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SB2527HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Commercial Driver Licensing.

Last status update Jan 23, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires that state and county firefighters exempt from commercial driver licensure be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.

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  • HB2081— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced

Companion measure: HB2081. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2527
MemberTRS
Introduced		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Excused
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Excused

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.

  4. Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

  7. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2451) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

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