STAND. COM. REP. NO.  529-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1749

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1749, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the transmittal to each county a percentage of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions committed in that county which are in excess of amounts required by the State to pay the administrative costs of the Traffic Violations Bureau, with certain exceptions.

The Hawaii State Association of Counties, Treasurer of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and a member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance testified in opposition to this measure.  The Judiciary and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments on this measure.

     You Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing language regarding any amounts required to be paid by the State to the Traffic Violations Bureau for administrative costs; 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to January 7, 2059, to

encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes 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. 1749, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1749, H.D. 2.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair