CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 3

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 946

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 946, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to allow a person whose driver's license has been revoked for life to reapply and be reissued a driver's license upon specified conditions and procedures.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that a lifetime suspension of a driver's license, though warranted when imposed, eventuates in an inequality after a driver becomes rehabilitated from substance abuse. 

     The intent of this measure is to provide fairness and equity in the driver's license revocation process.  The law should account for rehabilitation under certain safeguards as contained in this measure.  However, this measure should not be construed as forgiving the offending driver.  Your Committee on Conference recommends passage of this measure out of compassion for those who have paid the debt of their past indiscretions.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by adopting the S.D. 2 version, a substantially similar measure, and inserting a fee of $50 to cover administrative costs.  Your Committee has also changed the effective date to July 1, 2008, at the request of the Administrative License Revocation Office in order to allow time for implementation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 946, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 946, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE            ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

___________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair	___________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair
___________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Co-Chair	___________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair