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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY."
description: "Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions related to the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle. 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 sixteen years of age. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1692"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1692 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Duty of Approaching Vehicle", "Passenger Restrictions", "Pickup Trucks", "Stationary Vehicles", "Traffic Safety", "Traffic Violations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "ILAGAN", "KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY", "KILA", "KUSCH", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MIYAKE", "OLDS", "TAM", "TARNAS"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f121eece-e5c3-4ba0-ab5c-e85676fc6424"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1692&year=2026"
source_hash: "a190d164526b8489d4818dc717f6691188cac70ef5c65dd4784adb4ec03b477f"
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 HB 1692 (2026) — RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions related to the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle. 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 sixteen years of age. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1692** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_.HTM)
2. **HB1692_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1692_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1692_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1692_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1692_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1692_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **22–3** (pass) · upper
- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **22–3** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KUSCH — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-05** Act 095, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). `became-law`
- **2026-06-05** Act 095, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 55-26).
- **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 55-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-29** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Tarnas, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-29** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Rhoads, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-28** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2026-04-27** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778). `receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Kanuha.
- **2026-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820). `receipt`
- **2026-04-23** House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
- **2026-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-14** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2026-04-14** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-10** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3743) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2026-04-07** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2026-03-24** The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-18** Re-Referred to TRS, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1173-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-03-05** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-18** 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). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2026-02-12** The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-01-26** Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-20** Prefiled.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f121eece-e5c3-4ba0-ab5c-e85676fc6424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).