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HB 1696STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

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. 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. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. (CD1)

Voted 5/21/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

24 yea·0 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/28/202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26
  2. 4/28/2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-26).
  3. 4/28/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.
  4. 4/28/2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  5. 4/24/2026The 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.
  6. 4/24/2026The 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.
  7. 4/22/2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
  8. 4/22/2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).
  9. 4/21/2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.
  10. 4/20/2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).