HB 1691 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Summary

Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Repeals the requirement that an application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit include intrastate driver certification. Requires the department of transportation to amend its rules, and makes conforming statutory amendments, to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Mar 11, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2022

How they voted

46–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Mar 4, 2022

D Democratic45

42 Yea 2 Nay 1

93% Yea

R Republican4

3 Yea 1

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to TRS/CPN, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 144).

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, Perruso voting no (2) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd.

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kapela voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Tokioka excused (1).

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.

lower

Feb 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 53-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Onishi.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.