Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2812
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- MORIWAKI (Democratic)
- CHANG (Democratic)
- FUKUNAGA (Democratic)
- HASHIMOTO (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
- RHOADS (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- San Buenaventura (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires testing of driver license applicants on the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessive speeding to pass the driver license examination only if and when those drivers apply for a new driver's license. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Referred to TRS, JDC. - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2450) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 3, 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. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3071) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 304) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 24, 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, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1479-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).