CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 175-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2854

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2854, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOPEDS,"

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 enforce the requirement in Act 200, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, to have annual registration and safety inspections for mopeds by establishing a fine, not to exceed $100, for failure to comply with moped registration requirements.

Your Committee on Conference finds that illegally modified mopeds are a nuisance due to the loud noises they emit. Act 200, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, was enacted as a means of resolving the ongoing issue of illegally modified mopeds by requiring annual registration and safety inspections. However, your Committee on Conference notes that thousands of mopeds have not been registered, likely due to the fact that there is no penalty for failure to register a moped. Thus, this measure establishes a fine for moped owners who fail to register their mopeds in order to encourage compliance with registration and safety inspection requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon approval.

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 S.B. No. 2854, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2854, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair	____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair