STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1691

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1236

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1236, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Criminalize the unauthorized sale or purchase of certain disability parking permits;

(2) Clarify the authority of law enforcement officers and commissioned volunteer enforcement officers of the county law enforcement agencies to confiscate valid and invalid disability parking permits in certain circumstances; and

(3) Allow advanced practice registered nurses to make a determination regarding a person's mobility.

The Disability and Communication Access Board, Honolulu Police Department, and a few individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Limiting the current statutory exemption from parking fees to apply only to on-street parking by drivers with a disability who are unable to operate a parking meter or pay station because of the driver's disability and who display a distinguishing parking device, code, permit, or decal;

(2) Clarifying time limits and areas covered by the parking fees exemption; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 S.B. No. 1236, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1236, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair