Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase highway safety by requiring:

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this bill.

Although DOT's existing administrative rules provide for the requirements of vehicle identification cards, no similar provisions exist under the current law. The use of "mudguards", which are devices that help prevent mud, water, and other road debris from being thrown to the rear of the vehicle, are also not statutorily required even though the use of these devices protects the safety of motorists. Your Committee finds that codification of these requirements will better enable DOT to enforce safety regulations imposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.