Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 614 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to limit the period of time for which a prior traffic conviction may be considered for enhancing the penalties for subsequent convictions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and the Judiciary.

Your Committee finds that the three statutory provisions amended by this measure do not specify a timeline of prior convictions for imposition of increased penalties for later convictions. This is problematic for sentencing purposes. This measure would clear up that uncertainty.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 614 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.