This amendment creates new state rules and penalties to manage, monitor, and enforce the use of special speed-control devices installed in vehicles by court order.
Hawaii2026Enacted
HB2023
Hawaii Law on Speed Assistance Systems and Traffic Penalties
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 11:30 PM
In one sentence
This law requires new passenger vehicles to have warning systems for speeding, creates a state program to install speed-limiting devices in vehicles owned by repeat traffic offenders, and makes tampering with these court-ordered devices a crime.
What it does
- Requires all new passenger vehicles sold or leased starting in the 2030 model year to include a system that warns drivers when they exceed the speed limit by more than ten miles per hour.
- Directs the Department of Transportation to run a program for certifying and installing active systems that physically limit vehicle speeds, including selecting one vendor to handle installation and maintenance.
- Allows courts to order repeat traffic offenders who violate speeding laws within five years of prior violations to install these speed-limiting devices on their vehicles as part of penalties or license suspensions.
- Makes it a misdemeanor crime to knowingly bypass, circumvent, or tamper with an active intelligent speed assistance system installed by court order.
- Adds a $10 surcharge for speeding more than ten miles over the limit and deposits that money into a neurotrauma special fund.
Who it affects
- Manufacturers of new passenger vehicles sold or leased in Hawaii starting with the 2030 model year.
- Drivers who have committed certain traffic violations within five years of prior offenses and are ordered by courts to install speed-limiting devices.
- The Department of Transportation, which must manage certification programs and select vendors for system installation.
- Motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers whose civil liability is limited regarding these systems.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not apply to motorcycles or authorized emergency vehicles.
- Specific rules for vendor audits and insurance amounts will be decided later by the Department of Transportation director.
- The exact length of time a person must keep an active system installed is determined individually by the court.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Passive intelligent speed assistance system
- A built-in car feature that uses visual or audio signals to warn the driver when they go more than ten miles per hour over the speed limit, but does not stop the car.
- Active intelligent speed assistance system
- An installed device that physically limits how fast a vehicle can travel based on the posted speed limit of the road.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. DOT; Judiciary; Active Intelligent Speed Assistance Systems; Penal Code; Traffic Offenses Requires the Department of Transportation to administer a statewide program for certification of active intelligent speed assistance systems and select a vendor for the installation and maintenance of systems. Limits the civil liability of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for active intelligent speed assistance systems. Makes circumventing or tampering with an active intelligent speed assistance system a misdemeanor. Establishes penalties for operating a motor vehicle in violation of a court-ordered active intelligent speed assistance system requirement. Allows the Judiciary to impose the installation of active intelligent speed assistance systems as an additional penalty and as part of a license suspension or revocation for repeat offenders of certain traffic violations. Effective 1/1/2028. (CD1)
Official activity
Bill history
- Act 260, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).H
- Act 260, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).S
- Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).S
- Transmitted to Governor.H
- Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).H
- Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).H
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 5 No(es): Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. 0 Excused: none.S
- 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26S
- Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133-26).S
- Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.H
- Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133-26) as amended in (CD 1).H
- 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.S
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tarnas.H
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.H
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.H
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 329.S
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 329.S
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:31AM; CR 329.S
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.S
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.S
Changes
Amendments
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This amendment creates new rules for installing speed-limiting devices on vehicles and makes it illegal to tamper with them.
This amendment creates a new state program to install and monitor devices that automatically stop cars from speeding, sets strict rules for how these devices must work, makes it illegal to tamper with them, and protects car sellers from lawsuits unless they caused the problem.
This amendment creates a new state program to install special devices in cars that automatically stop them from speeding, sets strict rules for how these devices must work, and makes it illegal to try to break or bypass them.