STAND. COM. REP. NO. 828
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 919
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 919 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect the safety of the public and address the problem of persons who have repeatedly committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant by allowing the forfeiture of the vehicle for a conviction of:
(1) Operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant within five years of two prior convictions; or
(2) Habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
The Department of Transportation testified in support of this bill. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii supported the intent of this measure. The Honolulu Police Department opposed this bill. The Office of the Public Defender offered comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 919, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 919, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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