STAND. COM. REP. NO. 432-14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2014
RE: H.B. No. 2393
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2393 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOPEDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to increase public safety regarding mopeds by:
(1) Requiring all mopeds to be registered on a staggered basis;
(2) Prohibiting the use of mopeds that are not in good working order on public roadways;
(3) Extending certain police powers relating to vehicle inspection to include mopeds;
(4) Requiring a certificate of inspection for all mopeds;
(5) Including a penalty for a false certificate of inspection for mopeds;
(6) Requiring moped operators to enroll in a safety course to operate their mopeds; and
(7) Increasing the fine for modifying a moped.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing the requirement for moped operators to enroll in a safety course to operate their mopeds;
(2) Subjecting mopeds to the vehicle weight tax for registration purposes;
(3) Clarifying the registration requirements for mopeds;
(4) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2025, to encourage further discussion; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2393, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2393, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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