CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 72

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 727

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES,"

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:

     (1)  Allow the operator of a motorcycle or motor scooter to engage in "motorcycle lane filtering" or to proceed cautiously between stopped lanes of traffic and on shoulders on certain roadways as determined by the Department of Transportation (Department) until June 30, 2021; and

     (2)  Require the Department to submit written reports regarding the impact of motorcycle lane filtering on traffic safety to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2020 and 2021.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the preamble;

     (2)  Clarifying that the Department has discretion to authorize the operator of a motorcycle or motor scooter to proceed cautiously upon the shoulder of roadways, when traffic is stopped due to a marked or unmarked intersection or congestion;

     (3)  Clarifying that the operator of the motorcycle or motor scooter shall safely maneuver into the adjacent lane the operator was previously on:

          (A)  Once the lane is free of traffic; or

          (B)  Once the lane of traffic begins to move forward;

     (4)  Removing the requirement that the Department report on the impact of motorcycle lane filtering on traffic safety;

     (5)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair