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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT."
description: "Establishes a commercial drivers workforce working group within the Department of Transportation to address the workforce shortage of commercial drivers in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2943"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2943 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commercial Drivers", "DOT", "Report", "Workforce Development", "Working Group"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "DECOITE", "ELEFANTE", "FEVELLA", "GABBARD", "HASHIMOTO", "MCKELVEY"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9a1196c-1063-452c-80fa-0a0a6f4be402"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2943&year=2024"
source_hash: "f417abf2e4617889b317b7df73ad3df117f62585a6c6a69788d731549dd5428d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii SB 2943 (2024) — RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes a commercial drivers workforce working group within the Department of Transportation to address the workforce shortage of commercial drivers in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB2943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2943_.HTM)
2. **SB2943_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2943_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2943_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2943_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2943_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2943_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB2943_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2943_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- ELEFANTE — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- Fukunaga — cosponsor (person)
- Kidani — cosponsor (person)
- Moriwaki — cosponsor (person)
- San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)
- Shimabukuro — cosponsor (person)
- Wakai — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-07-03** Act 177, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1278). `became-law`
- **2024-07-03** Act 177, on 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1278). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118-24).
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.
- **2024-04-26** 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) Lee, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 5:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2024-04-19** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-24 10:01AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2024-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee Chair; Aquino, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
- **2024-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Todd, Kila Co-Chairs; Miyake, Matsumoto.
- **2024-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 366). `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 540). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1625-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-03-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-24 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lowen, Nakashima excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1225-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-03-14** The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-14-24 10:00AM in House conference room 312 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 229) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** 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. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
- **2024-02-29** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2024-02-22** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-16** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Reported from TCA/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2642) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-02-14** The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Ihara, Fevella, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** The committee(s) on TCA/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-24 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to TCA/LBT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9a1196c-1063-452c-80fa-0a0a6f4be402`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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