STAND. COM. REP. NO. 903-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: H.B. No. 2722

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2722, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize each county to adopt ordinances to enforce laws requiring electric vehicle parking stalls and charging systems in certain places of public accommodation, including:

(A) Making reasonable efforts to maintain electric vehicle charging stations in working order; and

(B) Establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the law; and

(2) Clarify that certain enforcement officers may enter private property to enforce electric vehicle parking space violations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office and Ulupono Initiative. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Retail Merchants of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2722, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair