HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair |
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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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10:00 AM |
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Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Establishes a five-year general excise tax exemption for amounts received from the servicing and maintenance of helicopters in an aircraft service and maintenance facility or from the construction of a facility that services and maintains helicopters; provided that 75% of the helicopters serviced and maintained annually in the facility are equipped with quiet technology. Sunsets 12/31/2023.
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RELATING TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK PROGRAM. Requires compliance with the ignition interlock program before an interlock device is removed. Allows for a constant sobriety program. Authorizes rulemaking.
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RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. Repeals minimum and maximum allowable fine amounts for certain convictions relating to operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and leaves the amounts unspecified.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires the department of transportation and the county transportation departments to adopt a vision zero policy that seeks to prevent and ultimately eliminate all traffic fatalities through a combination of engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response strategies that focus on equity. Establishes a temporary working group to develop an action plan and review certain specified traffic policies and guidelines. Reports to legislature in 2020 and 2021. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES. Establishes fines for any county that fails to comply with any provision of Hawaii's abandoned vehicles law or any lawful rule adopted by the Director of Finance under the authority of the law. Requires the Department of Taxation to collect and deposit the fines into the general fund.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Requires an application for motor vehicle registration to include but not be limited to the name, occupation, address of residence, social security number, date of birth, driver's license number, phone number, email address, and emergency contacts. Authorizes the counties to assess a fine to the legal or registered owner of a vehicle deemed abandoned. Requires the legal or registered owner to have up-to-date motor vehicle registration and motor vehicle insurance prior to repossession of the abandoned vehicle.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides, under certain circumstances, amnesty for used car purchasers from paying unpaid vehicle registration fees or penalties if the purchaser had no knowledge of the delinquent fees or penalties upon the purchase of the vehicle.
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION. Makes the motor vehicle registration fee for U-drive motor vehicles consistent with the fee for all other motor vehicles. Makes any county ordinance that increases a motor vehicle registration fee applicable to U-drive vehicles.
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. Prohibits the parking of vehicles in front of a mailbox facing a state highway to which the United States Postal Service delivers mail from Monday through Saturday between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in any county with a population of 500,000 or more.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 6 copies (including an original) to Room 332 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-9499 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 20MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6520 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino Chair |
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