STAND. COM. REP. NO.  882

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 160

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 160 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enable a driver whose license was administratively revoked for life for repeatedly driving while intoxicated to have the license restored upon meeting certain conditions.

     The Office of the Public Defender testified in support of this bill.  Mothers Against Drunk Driving – Hawaii supported the intent of this measure.  The Judiciary, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and Honolulu Police Department opposed this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further 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. 160, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 160, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair