HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2558
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to electric vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended by Act 143, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, is amended as follows:

1. By amending section 2, subsection (b) to read:

"(b) An electric vehicle on which an electric vehicle license plate is affixed shall be exempt from payment of parking fees, including those collected through parking meters, charged by any state or county authority in this State[, except]; provided that [this exemption shall not apply]:

(1) For [more than] metered parking stalls, this exemption shall be limited to two and one-half hours [of metered parking], or the maximum amount of time the meter allows, whichever is longer; [or]

(2) [To] This exemption shall not apply to parking fees assessed in increments longer than one twenty-four-hour day, including weekly, monthly, or annual parking permits[.]; and

(3) For parking at airports, this exemption shall be limited to drivers who are parking at the airport as an airline passenger, as evidenced by a valid airline ticket or boarding pass bearing the name of the driver, which shall be presented to the applicable parking attendant; provided further that this exemption shall not apply to drivers who are parking at the airport while carrying out the driver's duties and responsibilities as an employee of the airport."

2. By amending section 4 to read:

"SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval and shall be repealed on June 30, [2020.] 2028."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Electric Vehicles; Parking Fees; Airports; Airline Passengers; Sunset Date

Description:

Limits the electric vehicle parking fee exemption at airports to drivers of electric vehicles who are airline passengers, as evidenced by a valid airline ticket or boarding pass. Extends the repeal date of Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, from 6/30/2020 to 6/30/2028.

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