STAND. COM. REP. NO. 58-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2336

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2336 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

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; and

(2) Amend Act 30, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, as amended, to account for changes in fiscal needs based on the current timetable of the program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the prevalence of drivers violating Hawaii's traffic laws endangers the lives of motorists and pedestrians and compounds the already hazardous conditions on Hawaii's roads and highways. Act 30, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, established the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program to improve enforcement of the traffic signal laws. This measure clarifies various provisions related to the program and adjusts funding and applicable dates to correlate with its current timeline.

Your Committee requests that should your Committee on Finance choose to hear this measure, it examines whether the extension of the lapse date to June 30, 2025, is appropriate for monies appropriated for all of the fiscal years listed in the measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2336, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2336, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair