HB 2020

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2020
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
S.D. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
���� SECTION 1.� Section 286-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
���� "(e)� No driver's license shall be renewed by the
examiner of drivers unless:
���� (1)� The
examiner of drivers is satisfied of the applicant's fitness to continue to
operate a motor vehicle;
���� (2)� The
fee required by subsection (d) is tendered together with the application for
renewal;
���� (3)� The
applicant complies with section 286-102.5; [[and]]
���� (4)� The
examiner of drivers is satisfied that the applicant does not have outstanding charges and fines relating to the disposition of
an abandoned vehicle[[.]]; and
���� (5)� If
the applicant received a moving violation or traffic infraction within the five
years preceding the renewal, the
applicant completes an educational course that includes:
��������� (A)� An online road safety video
developed by the department of transportation; and
��������� (B)� A written road safety examination
that tests an applicant's:
�������������� (i)� Ability to understand highway signs
regulating, warning, and directing traffic;
������������� (ii)� Knowledge of the rules of the road
based on the traffic laws of the State and the traffic ordinances of the county
where the applicant resides or intends to operate a motor vehicle; and
������������ (iii)� Knowledge of any other rules of the
road that the department of transportation deems necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle.
���� The
department of transportation may develop and implement a system to randomly
require applicants for renewal of a driver's license to complete a written
examination on traffic laws and road safety as a condition of renewal."
���� SECTION
2.� The department of transportation
shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any
proposed legislation, regarding the educational course requirements of section
1 of this Act and whether the department will implement a system pursuant to
section 286-107(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the legislature no later than
twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2027.
���� SECTION
3.� Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.� New statutory
material is underscored.
���� SECTION
4.� This Act shall take effect on March
22, 2075.
Report Title:
DOT;
Traffic Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers
Description:
Requires
certain applicants for driver's license renewal to complete an educational
course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of
Transportation and a written examination.�
Authorizes the Department to develop and implement a system to
randomly require applicants for renewal of a driver's license to complete a
written examination.� Requires a report
to the Legislature.� Effective 3/22/2075.� (SD1)
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