STAND. COM. REP. NO. 418

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 812

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 812 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to include a definition for low-speed electric bicycles to the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, and Statewide Traffic Code.

The Department of Transportation, Department of Customer Services for the City and County of Honolulu, Transportation Planning Office of the County of Kauai, Bikeshare Hawaii, Hawaii Bicycling League, and one individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Establishing fifteen as the minimum age at which an individual is allowed to operate a low-speed electric bicycle;

(2) Adding the definition of "low-speed electric bicycle" for the purpose of bicycle registration fees;

(3) Requiring low-speed electric bicycles to be registered and implementing a registration fee of $30;

(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote 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. 812, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 812, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair