STAND. COM. REP. NO. 831
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1173
H.D. 2
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. 1173, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to reduce excessive noise produced by loud motor vehicle exhaust systems by providing for increases in fines for a second, third, or subsequent violation of the motor vehicle muffler noise law.
Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Specialty Equipment Market Association opposed this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Decreasing the maximum penalty for the first violation from $250 to $100;
(2) Increasing the penalty for the second violation from $100 to $250;
(3) Increasing the penalty for the third and subsequent violations from $200 to $500;
(4) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(5) 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. 1173, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1173, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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