Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1603, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require a health care provider to report to any law enforcement officer after a motor vehicle collision if the driver's blood or urine results contain one or more drugs that could impair the ability to drive.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

If an impaired driver has been involved in a collision and the health care provider, who usually conducts a blood or urine test after the collision, has evidence of impairment, it should be incumbent upon the provider to report it to law enforcement authorities as is done for alcohol content. Your Committee finds that impaired driving due to drug consumption is increasing. This measure will keep up with changing times in the interest of protecting the health and safety of motorists.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1603, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.