CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 81-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2215

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2215, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BICYCLES,"

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 establish a bicycle overtaking safety pilot program in a county consisting of two inhabited islands, which requires a three-foot minimum safe passing distance when a motorist passes and overtakes a bicyclist.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Converting the pilot program into a statewide statutory mandate that requires a driver of a vehicle passing and overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction to allow at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle and the left side of the bicyclist; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018.

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. 2215, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2215, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair