SB 1403

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.

Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing; Blood Alcohol Content; Lower Threshold.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1403

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee TRS, JDC

Senate in_committee 2026-01-21

Summary

Lowers the blood alcohol content threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from .08 to .05 or more grams of alcohol to reduce impaired driving and fatal crashes.

Sponsor

Ronald D. Kouchi

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-21	Status	in_committee
2026-01-21	Latest Action	Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

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