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HB1692Introduced in the House

Relating To Traffic Safety.

Passed

Introduced by Darius Kila, District 44

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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: Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions related to the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle. 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 sixteen years of age. (CD1)

Where it stands

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

June 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 29, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

3 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1173-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.

  16. Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

  17. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  18. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  19. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  22. 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.

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

  24. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  25. 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.

  26. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2).

  27. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  28. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  29. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  30. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820).

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Kanuha.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).

  33. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 55-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  37. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  38. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 55-26).

  39. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

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

  41. 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).

  42. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  43. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  44. Transmitted to Governor.

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

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

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