Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1163
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- NAKAMURA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non‑domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 702) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1005-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 132). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to TRS, JDC. - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3141) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
The 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. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3690) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 571) in amended form (SD 2). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Muraoka. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Chang Co-Chair; DeCorte. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Takenouchi, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3-26) as amended in (CD 1). - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3-26). - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26 - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803). - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882). - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Act 019, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). - May 19, 2026 · House
Act 019, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).