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SB2355 • 2026

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

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Sponsor
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
  • DOT; Vehicle Safety Inspections; Passenger Cars; Mobile Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules allowing for mobile vehicle safety inspections of passenger cars.
  • (SD1)

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SD1

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Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2355 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2355 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2355 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY .

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.

  2. 2026-02-10 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  3. 2026-02-10 S

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2139) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  4. 2026-02-05 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

  5. 2026-02-03 S

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

  6. 2026-01-28 S

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-01-26 S

    Referred to TRS, JDC/WAM.

  8. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  9. 2026-01-15 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
DOT; Vehicle Safety Inspections; Passenger Cars; Mobile
Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules allowing for mobile vehicle safety inspections of passenger cars. (SD1)

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SB2355

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2355

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to Vehicle Safety
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 286-209, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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"(b)
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The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for motor carrier
vehicle safety inspections, the issuance of certificates of safety inspection,
the affixing of motor carrier vehicle safety inspection decals, and the
acceptance of certificates of safety inspection issued in other jurisdictions.
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Rules for motor carrier vehicle safety
inspections shall allow for mobile vehicle safety inspections to be conducted
at any location determined by the vehicle owner and inspector.
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SECTION 2.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Vehicle
Safety Inspections; Mobile

Description:

Requires the
Director of Transportation to adopt rules allowing for mobile vehicle safety
inspections.

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