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

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 9, 2026

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

JDC

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 1696, HD2

      (SSCR3106)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen.  Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State.  Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

TRS, JDC

HB 2333, HD2

      (SSCR3143)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate airport special districts within airports statewide.  Increases penalties for certain aeronautics law violations by reclassifying them from civil violations to petty misdemeanors.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

TRS, JDC

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting; no public testimony will be accepted as public testimony

 was accepted at a prior hearing.

 

 

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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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