STAND. COM. REP. NO. 426
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1194
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 H.B. No. 1194 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to increase traffic safety. Specifically, this bill:
(1) Amends the offense of negligent homicide in the second degree to include operating a vehicle at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour over the maximum speed limit which results in the death of another; and
(2) Clarifies that operating a vehicle in a negligent manner even if the vehicle is operated at a speed less than 30 miles per hour over the maximum speed limit can constitute negligent homicide in the second degree.
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu and the Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. Mothers Against Drunk Driving testified in support of the intent of this measure. The Office of the Public Defender opposed this measure.
Speeding contributes to the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes since there is less time to react and less time to stop. Too many tragedies on Hawaii's roadways have been attributed to speed and this measure will help curb such extreme speeding in Hawaii.
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 H.B. No. 1194 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair |
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