HR112 • 2026

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES UNDER THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW.

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Sponsor: KILA, MIYAKE
Last action: 2026-03-31
Official status: The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES UNDER THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW.

What This Bill Does

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES UNDER THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW.
DOT; PUC; Transportation Network Companies; Regulatory Framework; Motor Carrier Law

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Bill History

2026-03-31 H
The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2026-03-27 H
Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-18 H
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 19
2026-03-16 H
Offered

Official Summary Text

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES UNDER THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW.
DOT; PUC; Transportation Network Companies; Regulatory Framework; Motor Carrier Law

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HR112

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

112

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

requesting the department of transportation AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION to develop a framework TO REGULATE transportation network
companies under the motor carrier law
.

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WHEREAS, transportation
network companies, which use online-enabled platforms to connect passengers
with drivers using personal vehicles, have become a significant component of
the State's modern transportation system; and

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WHEREAS, transportation
network companies increasingly operate in a manner comparable to regulated
passenger motor carriers; and

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WHEREAS, despite
these similarities, transportation network companies are not regulated under
the State's Motor Carrier Law; and

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WHEREAS, regulating
transportation network companies under the Motor Carrier Law will promote
equitable treatment, ensure uniform safety standards, and provide clarity for
consumers and operators; now, therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the
Department of Transportation and Public Utilities Commission are
requested to develop a framework to regulate transportation network companies under
the Motor Carrier Law
; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the
Department
of Transportation and Public Utilities Commission are requested to submit a
report of their findings and recommendations, including any proposed
legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the Regular Session of 2027
; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director
of Transportation and Chair of the Public Utilities Commission.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:
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DOT; PUC;
Transportation Network Companies; Regulatory Framework; Motor Carrier Law