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Introduced
01/21/2026
01/21/2026
In Committee
03/30/2026
03/30/2026
Crossed Over
03/10/2026
03/10/2026
Passed
Dead
05/08/2026
05/08/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Part I: Requires drivers of vehicles approaching stationary motor vehicles stopped in any location on the roadway, shoulder, or roadside to slow down and make a lane change if necessary. Part II: Prohibits the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area on roadways with posted speed limits of forty-six miles per hour or higher and roadways with three or more lanes traveling in the same direction. Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions. 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 eighteen years of age. 0Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
AI Summary
This bill requires drivers approaching any stationary vehicle on the roadway, shoulder, or roadside, whether it's an emergency vehicle or a regular vehicle with hazard lights or other warning signals activated, to slow down and, if safe and possible, change lanes to create space. Additionally, it prohibits operating a pickup truck with passengers in the bed or load-carrying area on roads with speed limits of 46 mph or higher or roads with three or more lanes in the same direction, with specific exemptions for agricultural workers, emergency services, and military vehicles, and raises the minimum age for riding in the bed of a pickup truck from twelve to eighteen years old.
Committee Categories
Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (7)
Stanley Chang (D)*,
Carol Fukunaga (D)*,
Lorraine Inouye (D)*,
Michelle Kidani (D)*,
Karl Rhoads (D)*,
Joy San Buenaventura (D)*,
Glenn Wakai (D),
Last Action
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 Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (on 03/30/2026)
Bill Topics
Transportation
- ‐ Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Safety
- ‐ Truck and Automobile Safety
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