HB 1163 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.

Summary

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)

Issues: ✓ Immigration ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1163_SD1 → HB1163_SD2 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill version was updated from SD1 to SD2, reflecting a revision in the legislative drafting process. The most significant substantive change is the rewording of a specific eligibility requirement for commercial driver's licenses, shifting the language from 'domiciled in the State' to 'Has Hawaii as the state of domicile.' Additionally, the bill's metadata, including the revision number, page count, and specific effective date, were updated.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on updating commercial driver's license qualification standards to align with federal regulations, but the specific criteria for determining an applicant's state of domicile was clarified.

ELIGIBILITY

The requirement for applicants to prove their state of domicile was rephrased from 'domiciled in the State' to 'Has Hawaii as the state of domicile' to align more closely with federal regulatory definitions.

TECHNICAL

The bill's internal metadata, including the version number (SD1 to SD2), page count, and revision history dates, were updated to reflect the new draft.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3-26).

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 571) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3141) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS, JDC.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 132).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 702) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors