STAND. COM. REP. NO. 846-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2365

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2365 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC CITATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish an Electronic Citation Special Fund to support a statewide electronic citation program under the Judiciary;

(2) Establish an electronic citation surcharge to be assessed to various traffic violations, with revenues to be deposited into the Electronic Citation Special Fund; and

(3) Require the Judiciary to adopt procedures to distribute monies from the Electronic Citation Special Fund to the respective law enforcement agencies and the Administrative Director of the Courts to defray expenses related to the establishment, implementation, operation, oversight, repair, and maintenance of an electronic citation program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Hawai‘i Police Department, and Maui Police Department. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Judiciary and Department of Budget and Finance.

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. 2365 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