STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1004
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 946
S.D. 2
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 946, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to allow a person whose driver's license has been revoked for life to reapply and be reissued a new driver's license.
Your Committee received testimony in support from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Public Defender's Office, and a private attorney. Testimony in opposition was received from the Honolulu Prosecutor's Office and the Honolulu Police Department. The Judiciary took no position on the bill.
This bill would allow for reinstatement of driving privileges after ten years has passed, with certification that the person is no longer in need of substance abuse treatment, and the person complies with specific application requirements.
Your Committee amended the measure by removing the provision for the reissuance of lifetime revocation. In light of the importance of driving in today's society, your Committee believes that a lifetime prohibition without an opportunity to ever drive again is too severe a penalty for the crime of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Your Committee also amended the effective date to July 1, 2007 since the Administrative Drivers License Revocation Office currently restores licenses routinely.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 946, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 946, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,
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____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair |
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