CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 27-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 152

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINTS,"

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) Amend requirements for the restraint of child passengers;

(2) Require a rear-facing child passenger restraint system with a harness for children under two years of age;

(3) Repeal exceptions for compliance; and

(4) Raise certain fines for violations.

Your Committee on Conference finds that child safety requirements in motor vehicles need to be improved. Your Committee on Conference further finds that some exceptions for safety compliance should be repealed, and that fines for violations should be increased to encourage compliance with legal requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon its approval.

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 S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair
____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair