THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2665
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 286-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) No driver's license shall be renewed by the examiner of drivers unless:
(1) The examiner of drivers is satisfied of the applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle;
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: If the applicant ][Underlined: has received a moving violation within the previous five years from the date that the applicant files for renewal, ][Underlined: completes an educational course that includes:]
[Underlined: (A)] [Underlined: An online road safety video developed by the department of transportation; and]
[Underlined: (B)] [Underlined: A written road safety examination that tests an applicant's:]
[Underlined: (i)] [Underlined: Ability to understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic;]
[Underlined: (ii)] [Underlined: Knowledge of the rules of the road based on the state traffic laws and county traffic ordinances where the applicant resides or intends to operate a motor vehicle, including any new or amended state traffic laws and county traffic ordinances;]
[Underlined: (iii)] [Underlined: Knowledge and understanding of information relating to driver safety and collision reduction as determined by the department; and]
[Underlined: (iv)] [Underlined: Any other knowledge of the rules of the road that the department of transportation deems necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle;]
[[Struck through: (2)]] [Underlined: (3)] The fee required by subsection (d) is tendered together with the application for renewal;
[[Struck through: (3)]] [Underlined: (4)] The applicant complies with section 286-102.5; and
[[Struck through: (4)]] [Underlined: (5)] The examiner of drivers is satisfied that the applicant does not have outstanding charges and fines relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle.
[Underlined: For the purposes of this subsection, "moving violation" means a violation of state traffic laws or county traffic ordinances committed by a driver while the motor vehicle is in motion, including moving violations under chapter 291C. "Moving violation" does not include parking violations and violations that do not involve the operation of a motor vehicle in motion.]"
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2027.
Report Title:
DOT; Traffic Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers
Description:
Requires applicants for driver's license renewal who have received a moving violation within the previous five years to complete an educational course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and a written road safety examination. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD2)
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