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Measure Title: RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Report Title: Stationary Vehicles; Traffic Safety; Duty of Approaching Vehicle; Traffic Violations; Pickup Trucks; Passenger Restrictions
Description: Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so and come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Prohibits the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area on roadways with posted speed limits of forty-six miles per hour or higher and roadways with three or more lanes traveling in the same direction. Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions. Increases the minimum age to ride in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while in operation from twelve years of age to eighteen years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Companion:  SB2026
Package: None
Current Referral: TRS, JDC
Introducer(s): KILA, AMATO, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, TAM, TARNAS
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DateChamberStatus Text
4/1/2026SThe committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
3/30/2026SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
3/30/2026SReported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
3/24/2026SThe 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.
3/20/2026SThe committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/18/2026SRe-Referred to TRS, JDC.
3/12/2026SReferred to TRS/PSM, JDC.
3/12/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/12/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 265).
3/10/2026HPassed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
3/6/2026HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
3/6/2026HReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1173-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/5/2026HThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.
3/3/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/18/2026HPassed 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).
2/18/2026HReported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/12/2026HThe committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.
2/10/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/26/2026HReferred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1
1/21/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/20/2026HPrefiled.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB1692_HD2 Link to HB1692_HD2 .PDF file
HB1692_SD1 Link to HB1692_SD1 .PDF file
HB1692_HD1 Link to HB1692_HD1 .PDF file
HB1692 Link to HB1692 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB1692_HD1_HSCR440-26_ Link to committee report HB1692_HD1_HSCR440-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1692_HD2_HSCR1173-26_ Link to committee report HB1692_HD2_HSCR1173-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1692_SD1_SSCR3277_ Link to committee report HB1692_SD1_SSCR3277_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB1692_TESTIMONY_TRN_02-12-26_
HB1692_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_03-05-26_
HB1692_HD2_TESTIMONY_TRS_03-24-26_

Hearing Notices

TRN
2/12/26 8:30A
430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
JHA
3/05/26 2:00P
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
TRS
3/24/26 3:02P
CR 229 & Videoconference
JDC
4/07/26 10:15A
CR 016 & Videoconference