HawaiiHB 16922025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

Sponsored By: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or 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. (SD2)

Stationary VehiclesTraffic SafetyDuty of Approaching VehicleTraffic ViolationsPickup TrucksPassenger RestrictionsTRS, JDC

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Darius K. Kila

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Terez Amato

    Democratic • House

  • Greggor Ilagan

    Democratic • House

  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Matthias Kusch

    Democratic • House

  • Nicole E. Lowen

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Tyson K. Miyake

    Democratic • House

  • Ikaika Olds

    Democratic • House

  • Adrian K. Tam

    Democratic • House

  • David A. Tarnas

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 223 • No: 8

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 22 • No: 3

House vote • 5/6/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 49 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/29/2026

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....

Yes: 3 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....

Yes: 3 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 22 • No: 3

Senate vote • 4/7/2026

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2026

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 3/10/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2026

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 2/18/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 2/12/2026

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act 095, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).

    6/5/2026Senate
  2. Act 095, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).

    6/5/2026House
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    5/8/2026Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor.

    5/7/2026House
  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    5/6/2026Senate
  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    5/6/2026House
  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    5/6/2026House
  8. The 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, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/29/2026Senate
  9. The 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.

    4/29/2026House
  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 55-26) as amended in (CD 1).

    4/29/2026House
  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

    4/29/2026House
  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 55-26).

    4/29/2026Senate
  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

    4/29/2026Senate
  14. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

    4/28/2026Senate
  15. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Kanuha.

    4/27/2026Senate
  16. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).

    4/27/2026House
  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820).

    4/24/2026Senate
  18. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

    4/23/2026House
  19. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    4/17/2026Senate
  20. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    4/16/2026House
  21. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    4/14/2026Senate
  22. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2).

    4/14/2026House
  23. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3743) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    4/10/2026Senate
  24. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

    4/10/2026Senate
  25. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    4/7/2026Senate

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