Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1572, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to prohibit parking in access aisles adjacent to disabled parking stalls and to make various changes in the law to strengthen enforcement of proper access to parking by the disabled.

The Disability and Communication Access Board, the Aloha State Association of the Deaf, and concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Honolulu Police Department supported the intent of the bill and offered amendments.

Your Committee finds that disabled parking law violations continue to be a problem. This bill will serve to strengthen the enforcement of these laws and ensure proper access to reserved parking for the disabled.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for style and clarity.

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. 1572, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1572, H.D. 2.