STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2710

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2297

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2297, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SUN SCREENING DEVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow for the installation of transparent sun screening materials on a vehicle's windshield that will reduce heat and protect a vehicle's interior without jeopardizing public safety.

     Specifically, this measure clarifies that transparent sun screening film materials that are exempt from regulation by the State are materials installed, affixed, or applied to any portion of a vehicle's windshield that meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the City and County of Honolulu, The Hawaii Business League, and T&T Tinting Specialists, Inc.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that this measure updates the law on sunscreen devices, also called tinted windows.  Current law restricts tinting to the upper four inches of windshields, known as the AS-1 line, to provide drivers with some relief from the sun.  Presently, new technology has created a clear film which will effectively screen out over fifty per cent of the heat but does not reduce visibility in the process.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by including a clarifying amendment.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2297, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2297, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair