HB 2023HawaiiProcess complete

New vehicles would warn drivers about major speeding

If enacted, Hawaii would require new passenger vehicles to warn drivers about major speeding and would let courts use speed-limiting systems for certain repeat offenders beginning in 2030.

What it does

New passenger vehicles sold or leased in Hawaii would need a system that briefly warns drivers when they drive more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.

Starting July 1, 2030, transportation officials would oversee one certified vendor for active speed-limiting systems, and knowingly defeating or altering a system would be a misdemeanor.

For certain repeat speeding and racing offenses, courts could require active speed-limiting systems on all vehicles a person drives; driving during suspension would require a system and insurance.

Argument forThe warning system could give drivers a clear prompt before they continue driving far above the speed limit.

Argument againstDrivers may face added costs and privacy concerns because defendants pay for systems and the program would collect and transmit driving-experience data.

More detail

Manufacturers and dealers would have to equip every new passenger vehicle sold or leased in Hawaii with a passive speed-warning system. The requirement covers new passenger vehicles sold or leased in Hawaii and does not cover motorcycles. The system would give one brief visual and audio warning each time the driver exceeds the posted speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour. If the system receives conflicting speed limits for the same area, it would use the higher limit. A manufacturer or dealer could fully disable the system when the vehicle is bought, sold, or used as an authorized emergency vehicle. Manufacturers could use other feedback, repeated warnings, or additional warnings. The requirement would apply beginning with the 2030 model year; the act states that it would otherwise take effect on July 1, 2026.

The transportation director would run a statewide program, choose one vendor to install and maintain active speed-limiting systems, and set certification rules; knowingly bypassing or tampering with one would be a misdemeanor. The program covers active systems installed under Hawaii traffic law. Certified systems would need to work reliably, resist tampering, protect safe vehicle operation, record tampering attempts, and send driver-use data to the transportation department within 24 hours. The selected vendor could be required to pay all or part of the department's annual audit costs. The transportation director would adopt rules needed to run the program. These provisions would take effect on July 1, 2030.

Courts could require repeat speeding offenders to install active speed-limiting systems on every vehicle they operate, and could allow driving during a suspension or revocation only in an equipped vehicle. The rules cover repeat violations of excessive speeding and highway racing, including certain offenses within five years of prior convictions. Installation and maintenance would be paid by the defendant. A court would issue a driving permit during the suspension or revocation period only after the defendant installs the system and obtains required vehicle insurance or self-insurance. A person who cannot use a vehicle with the system, or cannot drive during the suspension or revocation, would be barred from driving and could receive the maximum suspension period. Some repeat offenses would require system installation during the suspension or revocation, while longer requirements would be left to the court's discretion. The provisions would apply to covered offenses occurring after Part II takes effect on July 1, 2030; existing matured rights, penalties, and proceedings would not be affected.

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IntroducedJan 23
Passed HouseMar 5
Passed SenateApr 14
To Governor
Became LawJul 15

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History

2026
1. Jul 15Act 260, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).Latest
2. Jul 15Act 260, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 7Transmitted to Governor.
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 5 No(es): Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. 0 Excused: none.Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 329.
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
9. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
10. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.
11. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tarnas.Minor
12. May 1The 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
13. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133-26) as amended in (CD 1).
14. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
15. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133-26).
16. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
17. Apr 30Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 329.
18. Apr 29Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:31AM; CR 329.
19. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.
20. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
21. Apr 27Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).Minor
22. Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
23. Apr 24Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads, Moriwaki Co-Chairs.
24. Apr 24Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
25. Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).Minor
26. Apr 22House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
27. Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
28. Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
29. Apr 14Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 654) in amended form (SD 1).
31. Apr 10Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3804) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
32. Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
33. Apr 8The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Apr 8The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
35. Apr 6The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 23Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3107) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC/WAM.
37. Mar 23Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM.Minor
38. 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
39. Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
40. Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
41. Mar 10Referred to TRS, JDC/WAM.Minor
42. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 75).Minor
43. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
44. Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 838-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
45. Mar 5Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
46. Mar 2The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
47. Feb 27Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
48. Feb 20Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 729-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
49. Feb 20Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
50. Feb 19The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
51. Feb 17Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
52. Feb 12Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210-26) 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
53. Feb 12Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).Minor
54. Feb 10The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
55. Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
56. Jan 28Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3Minor
57. Jan 26Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
58. Jan 23Pending introduction.Introduced

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Issue with this bill?

HB 2023HawaiiProcess complete

New vehicles would warn drivers about major speeding

If enacted, Hawaii would require new passenger vehicles to warn drivers about major speeding and would let courts use speed-limiting systems for certain repeat offenders beginning in 2030.

What it does

New passenger vehicles sold or leased in Hawaii would need a system that briefly warns drivers when they drive more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.

Starting July 1, 2030, transportation officials would oversee one certified vendor for active speed-limiting systems, and knowingly defeating or altering a system would be a misdemeanor.

For certain repeat speeding and racing offenses, courts could require active speed-limiting systems on all vehicles a person drives; driving during suspension would require a system and insurance.

Argument forThe warning system could give drivers a clear prompt before they continue driving far above the speed limit.

Argument againstDrivers may face added costs and privacy concerns because defendants pay for systems and the program would collect and transmit driving-experience data.

More detail

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IntroducedJan 23
Passed HouseMar 5
Passed SenateApr 14
To Governor
Became LawJul 15

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2026
1. Jul 15Act 260, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).Latest
2. Jul 15Act 260, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 7Transmitted to Governor.
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 5 No(es): Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. 0 Excused: none.Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 329.
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
9. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
10. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.
11. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tarnas.Minor
12. May 1The 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
13. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133-26) as amended in (CD 1).
14. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
15. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133-26).
16. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
17. Apr 30Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 329.
18. Apr 29Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:31AM; CR 329.
19. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.
20. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
21. Apr 27Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).Minor
22. Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
23. Apr 24Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads, Moriwaki Co-Chairs.
24. Apr 24Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
25. Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).Minor
26. Apr 22House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
27. Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
28. Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
29. Apr 14Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 654) in amended form (SD 1).
31. Apr 10Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3804) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
32. Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
33. Apr 8The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Apr 8The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
35. Apr 6The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 23Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3107) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC/WAM.
37. Mar 23Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM.Minor
38. 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
39. Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
40. Mar 13The committee(s) on TRS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-17-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
41. Mar 10Referred to TRS, JDC/WAM.Minor
42. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 75).Minor
43. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
44. Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 838-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
45. Mar 5Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
46. Mar 2The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
47. Feb 27Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
48. Feb 20Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 729-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
49. Feb 20Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
50. Feb 19The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
51. Feb 17Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
52. Feb 12Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210-26) 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
53. Feb 12Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).Minor
54. Feb 10The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
55. Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
56. Jan 28Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3Minor
57. Jan 26Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
58. Jan 23Pending introduction.Introduced

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