Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2158, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt law enforcement officers operating authorized emergency vehicles from commercial driver licensing provisions.

Written testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Transportation and Honolulu Police Department.

Your Committee finds that this measure complies with federal motor carrier safety administration regulations exempting from commercial driver licensing requirements those individuals who operate motor vehicles for the purposes of preserving life and property and for emergency government functions.

Your Committee further finds that this measure will allow the City and County of Honolulu to expand their cadre of available law enforcement officers to operate emergency vehicles on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis.

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 H.B. No. 2158, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.