STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1179

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 812

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 812, H.D. 1, 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 regulate low-speed electric bicycles in the State by:

(1) Prohibiting persons under fifteen years of age from operating a low-speed electric bicycle;

(2) Including low-speed electric bicycles within the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of the bicycle registration fee, Hawaii Highway Safety Act, and Statewide Traffic Code; and

(3) Requiring a $30 fee for the registration of low-speed electric bicycles.

The Department of Transportation, County of Kaua‘i, and Hawaii Bicycling League testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the minimum age at which a person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle from fifteen to eighteen years of age.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 812, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 812, H.D. 2.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair