Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1372 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the sale, distribution, or operation of motor vehicle alarm systems that emit noise for more than three continuous minutes, unless the alarm is equipped with a device to notify the owner that the alarm has been activated.

The Representative from the Twenty-third District submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill will help to reduce noise pollution by limiting the length of time a car alarm may emit noise. Many car alarms are activated inadvertently and can disturb people nearby for a significant length of time, without being of any real use to the car owner who is likely not aware that the alarm has been activated.

Your Committee has amended this bill by also applying the prohibition on specified motor vehicle alarms to motor vehicle dealerships.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1372, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1372, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.