THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3165
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to automobiles.

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

SECTION 1. Section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) All other vehicles, including motorcycles, mopeds, trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, and antique motor vehicles as defined in section 249-1, except those in subsections (c) and (d), shall be certified as provided in subsection (e) every twelve months; provided that any vehicle to which this subsection applies, except a moped, shall not require inspection within two years of the date on which the vehicle was first sold. As part of the inspection as provided in subsection (e), all gasoline powered passenger vehicles shall be certified every twenty-four months to have an acceptable emissions level as prescribed by the director under subsection (g), provided that any passenger vehicle that was manufactured prior to 1975 or within five years of the date of the certification required by this section, shall not be required to meet the prescribed emissions levels. Passenger vehicles privately shipped to the State from the continental United States shall also be required to have an acceptable emissions level.

For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" means any motor vehicle with at least four wheels, used for the transport of passengers, and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Emissions Testing; Vehicles; Vehicle Safety; Vehicle Inspection

Description:

Requires passenger vehicles to be tested for emissions as part of the required yearly inspection, excepting those vehicles manufactured prior to 1975 and within the preceding five years.

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