STAND. COM. REP. NO.1239-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2337
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RACING ON HIGHWAYS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of the bill is to increase penalties for racing on highways.
Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, and a concerned individual. The Office of the Public Defender offered comments.
The current prohibition against racing on highways does not prohibit excessive speed even though speeding is a major factor in racing mishaps.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting the provision declaring that no person shall aid or attempt to aid another person in planning or committing an offense related to racing on highways;
(2) Deleting the increased penalty provisions for racing without regard to speeding;
(3) Replacing the penalty provisions with new penalties for excessive speeding while violating the provisions against racing on highways; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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