Relating To Transportation.
Last status update May 27, 2026
What this measure contains
Amends the prohibition on the use of the far left lane by commercial vehicles on roadways with three or more lanes going in the same direction. Restricts motor vehicles towing a vehicle or trailer from using the far left lane, subject to specified exemptions. Establishes penalties for violations. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. (CD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 23, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 10, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 18, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 9, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 29, 2026
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- HB2026— Same As
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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.
- Introduced
- SD1by TRS
- HD1by TRN
- HD2by JHA
- CD1by Conference
Companion measure: HB2026. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended
4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD1: Passed
22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused
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House TRN committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
8 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 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
8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
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House third reading on HD2: Passed
51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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House conference managers on HD2: 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
21 aye · 3 no · 1 excused
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House final reading on CD1: Passed
51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | TRS Introduced | JDC SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | No | No | Aye → No at Senate third reading (SD1) | ||
| Brenton AwaSD-023 | No | No | No | |||
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | No | No | ||||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | Excused | ||||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
13 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | TRS Introduced | JDC SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | 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 SD1 | Second reading HD1 | JHA HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference HD2 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | 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 | Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1) | |
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
33 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | TRN SD1 | Second reading HD1 | JHA HD1 | Third reading HD2 | Conference HD2 | 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 | ||||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | 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 | 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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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to TRS, JDC.
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The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; 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. 2202) 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 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3083) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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One Day Notice 03-10-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 279) in amended form (SD 1).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17
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Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1234-26) 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 Tuesday, 03-31-26 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
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Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2030-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
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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. 687).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lee, C..
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
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House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
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Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:20AM in 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, Lee, C.; 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, Poepoe, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 40-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 40-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
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Deferred one day 05-06-26.
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
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Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
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Enrolled to Governor.
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Act 044, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).
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Act 044, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).