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. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that meets certain requirements.
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Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. (CD1)
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History
2026
May 21Act 022, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).Latest
May 21Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).Became Law
May 1Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).Minor
Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Major
Apr 30Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).Minor
Apr 30Transmitted to Governor.
Apr 28Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-26) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 28Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-26).
Apr 2848 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26
Apr 24The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Tarnas, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 24The 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, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).Minor
Apr 22Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 14Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 604) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 10Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
Apr 9The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 1The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Minor
Mar 25The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Mar 23Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3106) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
Mar 23Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.Minor
Mar 17The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 12Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 267).Minor
Mar 12Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 12Referred to TRS, JDC.Minor
Mar 10Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 6Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1172-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Mar 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
Mar 5The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 3Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 20Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 653-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 20Passed 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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
Feb 19The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 13Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.