STAND. COM. REP. NO. 829
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 862
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. 862, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to improve public safety on the roadways by creating severe penalties for those who drive at excessive speeds. Among other things, this bill:
(1) Creates a criminal offense for excessive speeding;
(2) Defines "excessive speeding" as exceeding the speed limit by 30 miles per hour or more or driving 90 miles per hour or more irrespective of the speed limit; and
(3) Provides for graduated sentencing for excessive speeding violations, including driver's license suspension or revocation, mandatory driver retraining, fines, assessments, community service, and imprisonment.
The Honolulu Police Department, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Kuliouou/Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board #2, and Holy Trinity School and its Board testified in support of this bill. The Department of Transportation supported the intent of this measure. The Office of the Public Defender offered comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, for the purpose of continuing 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. 862, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 862, 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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