THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

TIME:

10:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

JDC

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

 

HB 389, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3101)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES.

Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony.  (SD1)

 

TRS, JDC

HB 963, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR2166)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST ELDERS.

Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was seventy years of age or older.  Effective 21/31/2050.  (SD1)

 

HHS, JDC

HB 1163, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3141)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.

Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non-domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (SD1)

 

TRS, JDC

HB 1510, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR3111)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.

Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with any cover or shield installed over the license plate.  Amends the penalty for obstruction of a license plate.  Allows state or county parking enforcement officers and persons authorized by a state or county law enforcement agency to issue citations for vehicles with a cover or shield obstructing the license plate.  Repeals the requirement that a cover or shield be intended to alter or interfere with the visibility, legibility, or identification of a license plate by law enforcement or traffic enforcement systems.  Effective 1/1/2027.  (SD1)

 

TRS, JDC

HB 1523, HD1

      (SSCR3105)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Removes references to countdown timers as it relates to pedestrian-control signals, including the requirement that pedestrians must begin crossing a roadway before a countdown timer begins.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

TRS, JDC

 

 

 

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Karl Rhoads

Chair