THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2017

TIME:

1:20pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 1273

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Prohibits the owner of a moped or a moped dealer or repair shop from modifying a moped, including removing a speed limiter, to increase the top speed and horsepower.  Makes current fine applicable to moped owners.  Increases penalty to a petty misdemeanor fine for a moped dealer or repair shop. 

 

CPH/TRE, WAM

SB 236

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Authorizes and sets forth procedures for impounding a motor vehicle or moped after a person has been fined three or more times for operating a vehicle without a valid certificate of inspection, or for operating a vehicle without being duly licensed, without a valid insurance card, or without a valid insurance policy.

 

TRE/CPH, JDL/WAM

[deleted on 2/9/2017]

SB 360

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Exempts vehicles transporting asphalt or other high temperature loads from the requirement that their loads be covered.

 

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

SB 795

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Prohibits certain large vehicles of more than 10,000 pounds from being driven on the far left lane of any roadway having three or more lanes, with certain exceptions.  Establishes a fifty-five mile per hour speed limit for trucks having a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds.

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

SB 657

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Amends government assessed vehicle fees that dealers may pass on to customers.  Defines government assessed vehicle fees as motor vehicle weight taxes; fees connected with registration of specially constructed, reconstructed, or rebuilt vehicles; fees connected with registration of special interest vehicles; fees connected with registration of imported vehicles; license plate fees; and any use taxes.

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

SB 359

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires a general excise tax license to be conspicuously displayed within any vehicle being driven by a taxicab driver or transportation network company driver.  Provides penalties.

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

SB 1030

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides exemptions from vehicle registration, safety inspection, and driver licensure requirements for marine terminal equipment.  Allows the operation of marine terminal equipment on a highway between terminal locations.

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair