HB 2026

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2026
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
���� SECTION 1� Section 291C-55,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
���� "[[[]]�291C-55[[]]]� Oversized commercial vehicles; prohibition
from using left lane.� (a)�
Upon any roadway having three or more lanes for traffic moving in the
same direction, no commercial vehicle weighing ten thousand pounds or more nor
any motor vehicle towing a vehicle or trailer, as defined in section 286-2,
shall be driven in the far left lane unless[[:]
���� [(1)]� [The commercial vehicle is able to maintain
speed with existing traffic flow; and{++}]
���� [(2)]� [The]] the commercial vehicle or motor vehicle towing a vehicle or trailer
is in the process of overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the
same direction under the rules governing such movement.
���� (b)�
This section shall not apply to [[commercial vehicles]]:
���� (1)� Commercial
vehicles or motor vehicles towing a vehicle or trailer occupying the left
lane for the purpose of turning left or exiting, or preparing to turn left or
exit[[.]]; and
���� (2)� Authorized
emergency vehicles and motor vehicles used for public transit, school buses, tour
buses, or other commercially operated passenger buses.
���� (c)� Violation of any of the provisions of this
section shall subject the violator to the following penalties:
���� (1)� For a first
violation under this section, the person shall be fined no more than
$  ;
���� (2)� For a second
violation under this section, the person shall be fined no more than
$  ; and
���� (3)� For a third or
subsequent violation committed within three years of a violation under this
section, the person shall be fined no more than
$  , attend a traffic
safety course, or both.
���� (d)� This section shall apply only to a county
with a population of five hundred thousand or more.
���� [[(c)]] (e)� For the purposes of this section,
"commercial vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in section
291-11.5.� "Commercial vehicle"
does not include buses or van pools operated by the counties."
���� SECTION 2.� Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.� New statutory
material is underscored.
���� SECTION 3.� This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Traffic
Code; Oversized Commercial Vehicles; Towing; Restrictions; Penalties
Description:
Restricts motor vehicles that tow a motor vehicle or trailer
from the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes going in the same
direction, with exemptions.� Specifies
penalties for restricted motor vehicles who drive in the far left lane on roads
with three or more lanes moving in the same direction.� Applies restrictions and penalties to a
county with a population of 500,000 or more.�
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