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Introduced
01/21/2026
01/21/2026
In Committee
02/18/2026
02/18/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Part I: Requires drivers of vehicles approaching stationary motor vehicles stopped on the shoulder or roadside due to a traffic collision or vehicle maintenance or mechanical problem 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
AI Summary
This bill, effective July 1, 3000, aims to enhance traffic safety by requiring drivers approaching any stationary vehicle stopped on the shoulder or roadside, whether due to a collision, maintenance, or mechanical issue, to slow down and change lanes if safe and necessary, expanding the existing "move over" law beyond just emergency vehicles. Additionally, it prohibits operating a pickup truck with a passenger in the bed or load-carrying area on roads with speed limits of 46 mph or higher or those with three or more lanes in the same direction, while also increasing the minimum age for a passenger to ride in the bed of a pickup truck from 12 to 18 years old, with specific exemptions for certain businesses, agricultural workers, and emergency or military vehicles.
Committee Categories
Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (11)
Terez Amato (D)*,
Greggor Ilagan (D)*,
Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy (D)*,
Darius Kila (D)*,
Matthias Kusch (D)*,
Nicole Lowen (D)*,
Lisa Marten (D)*,
Tyson Miyake (D)*,
Ikaika Olds (D)*,
Adrian Tam (D)*,
David Tarnas (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 none excused (0). (on 02/18/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1692&year=2026 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_HD1_.HTM |
| Committee Report HB1692_HD1_HSCR440-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB1692_HD1_HSCR440-26_.pdf |
| HB1692_TESTIMONY_TRN_02-12-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB1692_TESTIMONY_TRN_02-12-26_.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_.HTM |
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