CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 159-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2336

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2336, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS PROGRAM,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Clarify certain provisions in chapter 291J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to better reflect the legislative intent of the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program;

(2) Establish minimum display times for yellow lights on traffic-control signals; and

(3) Amend Act 30, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, as amended, to account for the current timetable of the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have established minimum display times for yellow lights on traffic-control signals;

(2) Clarifying the definition of "photo red light imaging detector" or "photo red light imaging detector system";

(3) Clarifying procedures regarding answering, court hearings, and court actions;

(4) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2336, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2336, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair