STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2153

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2096
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2096 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER
     LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require that when a person
is at least sixteen years of age but under eighteen years of age
and has been granted a license, the person must have a licensed
driver at least twenty-one years of age in the motor vehicle
after 11:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m., and that all occupants of
the motor vehicle during that time must wear seatbelts.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, the Superintendent of Education,
Honolulu Police Department, State Farm Insurance, Hawaii Insurers
Council, and MADD.  The Department of Customer Services of the
City and County of Honolulu City had no objection to the measure
but offered a proposed amendment.  The Judiciary submitted a
proposed amendment to the measure, but did not submit substantive
comments.

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony
presented, your Committee finds that this measure is similar to
graduated licensing efforts in other states and would promote
traffic safety among young drivers.   

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 
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     (1)  Clarifying when a person whose license was suspended or
          revoked will be eligible to operate a motor vehicle on
          the highway again;

     (2)  Providing that failure to have an adult in the motor
          vehicle during the specified times or to have safety
          belts on while in the motor vehicle will result in
          suspension of license; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to conform
          the bill to preferred drafting style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2096, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. 2096, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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