HB 2026 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Restricts motor vehicles that tow a motor vehicle or trailer from the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes going in the same direction, with exemptions. Specifies penalties for restricted motor vehicles who drive in the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes moving in the same direction. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. (HD1)

Issues: ✗ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2026 → HB2026_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to broaden the exemptions for vehicles allowed in the far-left lane, now including tour buses and other commercially operated passenger vehicles. The text was also refined to clarify that restrictions apply to commercial vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or more, and the penalty section was updated to explicitly require attendance at a traffic safety course for third or subsequent violations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include tour buses and other commercially operated passenger buses in the list of exempt vehicles, whereas the original version only exempted public transit, school buses, and emergency vehicles.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded exemptions for far-left lane driving to include tour buses and other commercially operated passenger buses.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified the weight threshold for restricted commercial vehicles to 10,000 pounds or more.

ENFORCEMENT

Updated penalty language to explicitly require attendance at a traffic safety course for third or subsequent violations.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted formatting and punctuation in the legislative text and metadata.

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Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 668-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors