CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.73-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2337

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RACING ON HIGHWAYS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to increase the penalties for the offense of racing on highways.

After much deliberation, your Committee on Conference agreed to use the provisions of the H.D. 2 version of this measure as a base for the C.D. 1 version. The House version amended section 291C-103, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to impose a fine of up to $2,000 and imprisonment for up to one year, for persons convicted of racing on a highway while operating their vehicle at a speed exceeding the posted speed limit by at least 30 miles per hour.

In addition, your Committee on Conference amended this measure to provide additional penalties, as follows:

(1) For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction, a one-year license suspension; and

(2) For an offense that occurs within five years of two prior convictions, a three-year license suspension. A vehicle owned by a defendant which is used in the commission of an offense and which has been used in the commission of two prior offenses that resulted in convictions may be subject to forfeiture under chapter 712A, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair		____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair