Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.

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Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that …

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 21, 2026

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D · PrimeDarius Kila
D · PrimeTyson Miyake
D · PrimeMahina Poepoe
D · PrimeJenna Takenouchi
R · CoChris Muraoka

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