Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1797
RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- LEE
- M.
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GEDEON (Republican)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires an automated vehicle used by a motor carrier to transport passengers commercially to have a human supervisor present in the vehicle. Establishes an income tax credit to incentivize the training of supervisors for autonomous vehicles. Sunsets 12/31/2036. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 22, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 10:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-26 9:30AM. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Evslin, La Chica; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 95-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).