STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3168

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2992

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2992 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to permanently authorize the Department of Transportation to designate road shoulders upon which motorcycles may drive, under certain conditions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Street Bikers United Hawaii, Oahu Motorsports Association, Koa Puna, and seventy-one individuals.

Your Committee finds that the Legislature passed Act 218, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 (Act 218), which authorized the Department of Transportation to designate certain road shoulders upon which motorcycles can drive, provided that the corridor is congested and motorcycle operators ride under ten miles per hour. Act 218 is scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2020. Your Committee further finds that Act 218 has been proven effective since it was enacted and has resulted in a number of benefits, including reducing risk of danger to lives and safety of motorcyclists. Accordingly, this measure makes Act 218 permanent.

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. 2992 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair